Mar 25, 2024 March 25, 2024 Board Meeting - 7:00 p.m.

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

[B. Opening Items]

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TO CALL TO ORDER THE BOARD MEETING. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL OF OUR MEMBERS ARE IN ATTENDANCE. THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO EMAIL AND THE INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBER. WE WILL BEGIN THE EVENING WITH OUR LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

>> THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT OUR DISTRICT IS ON THE INDIGENOUS LAND OF THE COAST SALISH PEOPLES, WHO HAVE RESERVED TREATY RIGHTS ON THIS LAND, INCLUDING THE DUWAMISH AND THE SNOQUALMIE INDIAN TRIBE WE THANK THESE CARETAKERS OF THIS LAND WHO HAVE LIVED HERE SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL. WE COMMIT TO CONTINUE COLLABORATING WITH OUR NATIVE COMMUNITY, TO TEACH THE INDIGENOUS HISTORY OF THIS LAND AND THESE 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. THE NEXT ITEM IS TO APPROVE OUR AGENDA FOR THE EVENING. I WILL ENTERTAIN A

MOTION TO APPROVE. >> APPROVED.

>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED BY LINDSEY YOCUM. ALL

IN FAVOR? >> AYE.

[C. Recognitions]

>> HEARING NONE, THE MOTION CARRIES. THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS THE RECOGNITION OF SCHOOL LIBRARY MONTH.

>> WHEREAS SCHOOL LIBRARIES PROVIDE MATERIALS FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS THAT WILL ENCOURAGE GROWTH AND KNOWLEDGE; AND THE SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALIST'S ROLE IS TO PROVIDE THE LEADERSHIP AND EXPERTISE NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT THE LIBRARY PROGRAM IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM OF THE SCHOOL; AND WHEREAS SCHOOL LIBRARIES PROVIDE MATERIALS TO MEET INDIVIDUAL NEEDS, VARIED INTERESTS, ABILITIES, SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS AND MATURITY LEVELS OF THE STUDENTS SERVED; AND WHEREAS SCHOOL LIBRARIES PROVIDE MATERIALS THAT REFLECT THE IDEAS AND BELIEFS OF RELIGIOUS, SOCIAL, POLITICAL, HISTORICAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE AMERICAN AND WORLD HERITAGE AND CULTURE; AND WHEREAS THE SCHOOL LIBRARY CONTRIBUTES TO THE INDIVIDUAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF ALL STUDENTS, WHILE FOSTERING BOTH EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY IN EDUCATION; WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL 2024 AS SCHOOL LIBRARY .

[D. Audience Participation]

>> THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM WILL BE PUBLIC COMMENT. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT WELCOMES THE PUBLIC TO THE BUSINESS MEETINGS OF THE BOARD AND ENCOURAGES COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THE BOARD DEDICATES 30 MINUTES TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC DURING A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AT EACH BOARD MEETING. DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS, IT IS POSSIBLE NOT ALL COMMENTS WILL BE HEARD. COMMENTS WILL BE OFFERED IN THE ORDER OF SIGN-UP.COMMENTERS ARE ASKED TO PROVIDE THEIR FULL NAME AND TOPICFOR THE RECORD.ADVANCE SIGN-UP IS REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC COMMENTS.

IF THE ORIGINAL SPEAKER IS NOT PRESENT AT THE BOARD MEETING THE BOARD WILL MOVE TO THE NEXT SPEAKER; SUBSTITUTIONS AT THE MEETING WILL NOT BE ACCOMMODATED. SIGN-UP IS OPEN UNTIL 12:00 P.M. ON THE DAY OF THE BOARD MEETING. PUBLIC COMMENTS LISTING WILL BE UPDATED AFTER 3:00 P.M. ON THE DAY OF THE MEETING. IF THE ORIGINAL SPEAKER IS NOT PRESENT AND IS NOT NOTIFIED THE REPLACEMENT IN WRITING BY THE DEADLINE AND THE BOARD WILL MOVE TO THE NEXT SPEAKER.

SUBSTITUTIONS WILL NOT BE ACCOMMODATED. FOR THIS EVENING, PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BEGIN AT 7:05 P.M. IN THE FIRST PERSON THAT WE HAVE SIGNED UP IS KEEGAN HENDERSON . THE SECOND

IS LAHELA SCHOESSLER >>> THANK YOU, SO MUCH FOR

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AFTER BEING IN THE LORD. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE HOW THE ADMIN USES CONFUSING LANGUAGE TO ACHIEVE HER GOALS. MY SON IS TWO DIAGNOSIS IS AND WE HAVE GOTTEN REPORTS OF OUTBURSTS FOR 40 TIMES. AND THE PLAN AND SEPARATION PLANS WERE CHANGED MULTIPLE TIMES. UNTIL ANOTHER INCIDENT WAS REPORTED. WE WERE INFORMED THAT HE BROKE A RULE THAT WE DID IT NOT KNOW EXISTED. THE REST OF THE TEAM ALSO CANNOT KEEP TRACK OF THE CHANGES BECAUSE THESE ARE ALL CHANGES BY AN ADMIN. I DO NOT KNOW HOW AN 8-YEAR-OLD WOULD KEEP TRACK OF THAT. THE ADMIN OFFERED PARTICIPATION IN SPECIAL EDUCATION SOCIAL GROUPS. BUT HE TECHNICALLY SHOULD NOT BE IN THIS GROUP BECAUSE HE DOES NOT HAVE AN IEP. AND IT WAS HONORED. THEY STILL RESISTED OUR REQUEST FOR AN ASSESSMENT. WE RECEIVED TRACTION WHEN WE BYPASSED THE ADMIN. AND THE SCHOOL I PSYCHIATRIST GAVE US HOPES FOR THE SUCCESS NEXT YEAR. LET ME BE CLEAR. WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE TEACHERS AND STAFF OF THE HARD WORK THEY DO. BUT WE HAVE COMPLETELY LOST TRUST IN THE PRINCIPLE OF OUR SCHOOL. BECAUSE OF INSTANCES BECAUSE OF MISLEADING INFORMATION. OUR STORY IS NOT ISOLATED. DO NOT TAKE MY WORD FOR IT. THE BOARD WOULD CONSIDER ASKING THE COMMUNITY. TO TAKE A VOTE OF NO-CONFIDENCE. THANK YOU.

>> THE NEXT PERSON WE HAVE SIGNED UP IS HEATHER COLOMB .

FIFTH-GRADER AT A SECOND GRADER. I AM HERE TONIGHT TO SHARE MY FRUSTRATION WITH THE LACK OF SUPPORT THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS RECEIVED. REGARDING CONCERNS OF THE SCHOOL. AFTER REACHING OUT TO DISTRICT PERSONNEL TWO MONTHS AGO. MY CONCERN HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. I'VE ONLY JUST RECEIVED ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF MY COMMUNICATION EFFORTS TODAY.

AFTER TWO MONTHS OF SILENCE. DAILY I HEAR FROM ADVERSE COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABOUT THE EROSION OF SCHOOL CULTURE AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE COMMUNITY WE ONCE ENJOYED. I HEAR FROM PARENTS OUR SPECIAL AND GENERAL EDUCATION ABOUT MISMANAGEMENT, LACK OF COMMUNICATION, SERVICES AND LACK OF CONSISTENCY. I HEAR FROM STAFF ABOUT THE CULTURE OF SECRECY. TOXIC ENVIRONMENT. AND RETALIATION AND RETRIBUTION. I UNDERSTAND THE BOARD IS NOT ENTERTAIN COMMENTS ABOUT STAFF AND PERSONNEL DURING THESE MEETINGS. HOWEVER, WHERE CAN PARENTS A TURN? WHEN ALLEGATIONS AND FAILURE TO FOLLOW PLANS AND EGREGIOUS LACK OF COMMUNICATION DEGRADATION OF THE CULTURE AND COMMUNITY. A TOXIC WORK ENVIRONMENT, PROFESSIONAL RETALIATION. AND DECEIT AND MANIPULATION ARE MET WITH SILENCE. THE TENSION IS PALPABLE. REAL HARM IS BEING DONE TO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS UNDER THIS RECKLESS READERSHIP. THE STAFF ARE NOT INFORMED ABOUT RECESS THAT IMPACTS THE STUDENTS. OR TO REPORT PHYSICAL VIOLENCE.

PARENTS ARE PROVIDED WITH REDACTED INFORMATION REGARDING INCIDENCES OF VIOLENCE. WITH CONFLICTING REPORTS. STUDENTS ARE SUBJECTED TO SHAME, ISOLATION AND OBVIOUS PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT. AT FIRST I BROUGHT THESE CONCERNS

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I'VE KEPT SILENT. AND IT IS A TERRIBLE POSITION FOR A MOTHER.

HOWEVER, THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES SUFFERING HAS BECOME TOO GREAT.

I CAN NO LONGER SIT QUIETLY AND WAIT. WE NEED MEANINGFUL SUPPORT AND WE NEED IT NOW. I'M ASKING FOR THIS BOARD TO CONSIDER CALLING FOR A VOTE OF NO-CONFIDENCE. THANK YOU.

>> NEXT WE HAVE CATHEY HETTINGER .

>> A GOOD EVENING. I AM A PROUD PARENT, AND I SORRY STAFF MEMBER OF THE LWSD. AS A MEMBER OF THE KIRKLAND COMMUNITY AND THE TEAM MANAGER I COME BEFORE YOU TODAY TO ADDRESS A PRESSING CONCERN REGARDING ATHLETIC FIELD USE IN OUR AREA. FOR CLUB SPORTS LIKE OURS. I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND OUR DISTRICT FOR ITS LIMIT TO POSITIVE CHANGE. EXAMPLE IF I BUY THE RECENT ENHANCEMENTS TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETICS.

THE PRINCIPAL OUTLINED ENSURING STUDENT PORES, AND MAXIMIZING FACILITIES, RESOURCES, FAIRPLAY, AND SUSTAINABILITY ARE COMMENDABLE. WITH OUR COLLECTIVE GOALS. I'M EXCITED TO SEE IT UNFOLD FOR THE 2024 SCHOOL YEAR. BUT WHILE PROGRESS IS BEING MADE. WE STILL FACE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES. TERMS OF FIELD AVAILABILITY. AS A SECOND-TIER PROGRAM UNDER THE CITY POLICY, OUR LACROSSE CLUB WHICH SERVES STUDENTS FROM STUDENTS COMING INTO LAKE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL.

COMPETES WITH OTHER PROGRAMS FOR ACCESS . THE DEMAND IS OVERWHELMING. 38 PROGRAMS LINE FOR JUST ONE NEWLY REMODELED FIELD. MOREOVER, THE CONDITION OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL LEAVES MUCH TO BE DESIRED. NONE OF THE EIGHT COMPREHENSIVE MIDDLE SCHOOL FIELDS ARE ADEQUATE FOR SUSTAINED USE. SAFETY HAZARDS.

AND JUST RENT THE HIGH SCHOOL FIELD IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE FOR YOUR MONEY. WE DO RENT A FOOTBALL FIELD FOR PRACTICES AND GAMES. BUT WE ARE MET WITH THE SAME GUIDELINES. DESPITE HAVING ALL ATHLETES ON OUR TEAM. WHEN A SCHOOL SPORTS TEAM NEEDS THE FIELD FOR A LAST-MINUTE GAME. THOSE WITH A PAID RESERVATION GET KICKED OFF THE FIELD. IN LIGHT OF THESE CHALLENGES I PROPOSE A PROACTIVE SOLUTION. ALLOCATING A PORTION OF THE DISTRICT'S BUDGET TO IMPROVE ALL MIDDLE SCHOOLS ATHLETICS FIELDS. THE 2020 TOOL PROJECT LEVY IS FUNDING TRACK AND FIELD UPGRADES TO KIRKLAND, INGLEWOOD AND REDMOND. WE DID SEE PROJECTS AT OUR CONFERENCE OF BICYCLES OVER THE SUMMER. THE FIELDS LOOK INCREDIBLE. WE TEACH WIFE FOR YOUR INVESTMENT IN SUPPORT. THIS INVESTMENT AND ALL OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETIC FIELDS WOULD NOT ONLY BENEFIT THE SCHOOLS AND THE ATHLETIC PROGRAMS BUT ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THE BROAD COMMUNITY. BY MAKING THEM AVAILABLE FOR RENTAL THROUGH THE RENTAL PROCESSES. ALIGNS WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF FAIRNESS, INCLUSIVITY AND RESPONSIBILITY. THAT WE STRIVE TO UPHOLD. IT IS INEQUITABLE.

JUST FOUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS ARE BEING UPGRADED. ALL OF THEM DESERVE THE FUNDING, SUPPORT FOR THE STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. AND I URGE THE LWSD TO ALLOCATE RESOURCES TOWARDS THE ENHANCEMENT OF ALL EIGHT MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETIC FIELDS. BUT HE SEES THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST THE WELL-BEING OF OUR STUDENTS A . THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND

CONSIDERATION. >> THANK YOU. AND WITH A VIRTUAL COMMENT, NEXT. DARYA MAZANDARANY .

>> WE ARE READY FOR YOU. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME?

>> YES. >> AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME. I WANTED TO ENCOURAGE THE BOARD TO MAKE SCHOOLS . LACROSSE IS NOT ONLY FUN, EXCITING BUT A GREAT WAY TO TEACH KIDS IN PORT AND VALUES. THAT WILL HELP THEM IN LIFE. BY PLAYING LACROSSE, KIDS LEARN RESPECT, SPORTSMANSHIP, DISCIPLINE, PERSEVERANCE. A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THIS IS INTRODUCED AT THE END OF EACH GAME. MEMBERS OF EACH TEAM AND RECOGNIZE PLAYERS ON THE OPPOSING TEAM FOR SOMETHING POSITIVE THEY DEMONSTRATED DURING THE GAME. IN ADDITION,

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>> THANK YOU. TUCKER ANDREWS .

>> HELLO. AND ALONGSIDE WE ARE STUDENTS AT LWSD. ON BEHALF OF OUR TEAM. THERE IS A LOT OF GOOD OUR DISTRICT HAS DONE. IN RETURN. THERE IS A DISCONNECT BETWEEN THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES WE ARE FACING IN THE SCHOOLS. AS ONE OF THE DISTRICTS FLAGSHIP SCHOOLS FOR SUSTAINABILITY. THERE SHOULD BE AN OPEN LINE OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE STUDENTS. AND IN INTEREST WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO AN AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCE. TO SHOW YOU THE WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE. AND YET TO DO. THE EXACT DETAILS ARE CLOSED IN THE LETTER THAT WE ARE HANDING TO YOU RIGHT NOW. YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT IS INVALUABLE. WE CANNOT DO IT WITHOUT YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. WE HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.

>> THANK YOU. >> NEXT, STEPHANIE LECOVIN .

A SIXTH GRADER AT KIRKLAND MIDDLE. IN A 10TH GRADER. FIRST I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR DELAYING THE FIRST READING OF THE SUSTAINABILITY POLICY. YOU CAN INVOLVE THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY IN THE PROCESS IN A MORE GENUINE WAY. IN DEFINING YOUR VALUES AROUND SUSTAINABILITY. THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EVALUATE THE PARTNERSHIPS OUR DISTRICT MAINTAINS. THIS IS WHETHER THE CURRENT PARTNERS CAN LIVE UP TO THOSE VALUES. ONE OF THE DISTRICTS LONG-STANDING OWNERSHIPS IS WITH OUR FOOD SERVICE PROVIDERS. I'VE BEEN VOLUNTEERING AROUND SUSTAINABILITY IN THIS DISTRICT FOR 11 YEARS. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO WORK WITH THEM UNDER REDUCING WASTE. AND IMPROVING THE FOOD FOR THE ENTIRE TIME.

THE FOODS THAT THEY FEED IS HIGHLY PROCESSED, EXCESSIVELY PACKAGED, EXTREMELY UNHEALTHY. TREMENDOUSLY WASTEFUL. PLASTIC CLAMSHELLS, PARFAIT CUPS, PLASTICS, MINI CUPS, PLASTIC DRINK BOTTLES, AND MOUNTAINS OF PLASTIC JUNK FOOD ABOUND. LET ME GIVE YOU TWO EXAMPLES WHAT IS BEING SERVED. STUDENTS ATTEND SCHOOL ON MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS FROM 8:30 A.M. THAT IS FIVE HOURS WITHOUT A LUNCH BREAK. SOMEBODY DECIDED THE

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MANY OF THESE ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE DURING REGULAR LUNCH SERVICE. AND ALL OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS. IF YOU ARE NOT YET AWARE OF THE DANGERS OF PLASTICS IN FOOD AND DRINKS? I BELIEVE THAT FOR EVERY 2024 ISSUE OF CONSUMER REPORTS. SO YOU CAN LEARN MORE. MY SECOND EXAMPLE IS WHAT HAPPENS IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS. WHERE THEY HAVE A SNACK SHACK. THESE ARE OPEN DURING THE ENTIRE LUNCHTIME. THEY SAID A LOT OF THE SAME ITEMS AS PREVIOUS. THEY SAY IT IS A WAY FOR STUDENTS TO PURCHASE CHIPS. MANY STUDENTS WHO CAN AFFORD IT IS SIMPLY PURCHASE LUNCH FROM THE SNACK SHACK. DAY AFTER DAY. THE SNACK SHACK AND NUTRITION BREAK THAT I RESEARCHED OF 700 OF $700-$1000 PER SCHOOL, PER DAY. THE FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT WILL END ON AUGUST 31ST, 2025. THEY HAVE ONE MORE YEAR BEFORE YOU.

IF YOU WANT TO APPROVE OR REJECT ANOTHER FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT. I THINK OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT SHOULD TAKE BACK ITS OLD FOOD SERVICE. AND YOU SHOULD NOT RENEW THE DISTRICTS CONTRACT. AND I AM ASKING THIS WITH THE UTMOST RESPECT FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WORK IN FOOD SERVICE IN THE SCHOOLS. IT IS THE MODEL THAT IS BROKEN, NOT THE INDIVIDUAL PERKY. AND YOU CONSIDER A BOLD ACTION THAT WILL IMPROVE BEHAVIOR BY FITTING STUDENTS REAL FOOD. WILL TEACH STUDENTS HEALTHY HABITS TO LAST A LIFETIME. AND PUTTING INTO ACTION THE VALUES OUTLINED IN THE SUSTAINABILITY POLICY. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. NEXT IS ASPEN RICHTER .

>> I'M A PARENT AT EVERGREEN MIDDLE SCHOOL. AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING I GAVE A COMMENT ABOUT TRANSPORTATION IN OUR DISTRICT. INCLUDED IN THAT COMMENT. A STUDENT WAS ALMOST HIT ON A BICYCLE. AT ONE OF THE SCHOOL ENTRANCES. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS SERIOUSLY HURT IN THIS SECTION OF THE ROAD. AND I WISH I WAS EXAGGERATING. THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS DANGER. I PERSONALLY KNOW THREE PEOPLE ON LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT. ONE OF THEM IS A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WHO HAD BEEN HIT AND INJURED BY A CAR WHILE WALKING OR BIKING. JUST DISTRACTED DRIVERS ARE A DANGER TO OUR STUDENTS. ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE ARE NO SAFE SIDEWALKS. AND EVEN WELL-DESIGNED INFRASTRUCTURE WILL AUTOMATICALLY SLOW DOWN THE CARS. MAKES THEM PAY ATTENTION, MORE. ALSO GIVING PEDESTRIAN PLACES OF REFUGE. AND BICYCLE RAMPS DOWN AND BACK UP FROM SIDEWALKS AND ROADWAYS. AND UNFORTUNATELY, EVERGREEN AND DICKINSON DO NOT HAVE THOSE. IN THE WRITTEN COMMENTS TONIGHT, THERE WAS A LONG DOCUMENT. IT INCLUDES IMAGES OF ALL THE DISTRICTS ELEMENTARY AND POST SCHOOLS. TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. THEY SHOW THAT EVERGREEN AND DICKINSON ARE MOSTLY THE ONLY SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT THAT DO NOT HAVE SIDEWALKS OR CROSSWALKS. AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS ARE ALSO LACKING. EVERGREEN AND DICKINSON ARE MUCH WORSE. THERE IS A CLEAR DISPARITY IF YOU LOOK IN THE DOCUMENTS. THE PHOTOGRAPHS. SO MY ASK.

UPDATING THE EVERGREEN PARKING LOT THIS SUMMER TO PLEASE MAKE SOME BASIC IMPROVEMENTS TO SIDEWALKS. AND CURBING. SO BICYCLES DO NOT JUST GO OFF THE EDGE OR HIT A CURB. AND ADD PROPER CROSSWALKS. SPEED HUMPS, OR RAISE CROSSWALKS.

EVEN BETTER. THERE ARE ALSO WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF

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THANK YOU. >> AND THE LAST PERSON IS MARIE-THERESE SCHAMBECK . AND I DID SEE SOMEBODY WALK IN LATE. THAT IS EVERYBODY THAT WE HAVE SIGNED UP. BUT I AM GETTING SOME CONFUSED LOOKS. DID SOMEBODY SIGN-UP THAT WE DID NOT CALL? BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING. PROVIDING YOUR COMMENTS. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE REST OF OUR AGENDA. FEEL FREE TO EXIT QUIETLY AT

[E. Consent Agenda]

>> SECOND.. >> YES.

>> YES. >> THE MOTION CARRIES.

>> IN THE BOARDS PACKET TONIGHT. THERE ARE DONATIONS OF $14,000 FROM PRIVATE SOURCES. THAT WAS DURING THE NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE. THE OTHER WAS A BOOSTER CLUB. I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION. FOR SUPPORTING OUR PLAYGROUND. ALSO FOR SUPPORTING OUR ATHLETICS.

[F. Non-Consent Agenda]

>> THANK YOU. THE FIRST ITEM IS A REDIRECTING OF THE 2022 CONSTRUCTION PROCEEDS. DR. JOHN HOLMEN?

>> AS THEY ALSO, GET THE PRESENTATIONS. SET UP I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE THE BOARD WITH SOME OPENING COMMENTS.

ABOUT THE RESOLUTION THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT.

THEY ARE RECEIVING RESOLUTION 2365. AT THE APRIL 15, 2024 MEETING IN THIS RESOLUTION IS SPECIFIC TO TWO BODIES OF RESPONSIBILITIES. ONE COMPONENT OF ACTION IS TO AUTHORIZE THE REDIRECTING OF LEVY FUNDS FOR EASTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL. AND REDMOND HIGH SCHOOL CAPACITY. AS REFERENCED IN THE 2022 CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION. AWAY FROM SITE 59. TO CLASSROOM ADDITIONS. AND COURSE NOTIFICATIONS AT MOST .

THE PRESENTATION THIS EVENING WILL PROVIDE MORE DETAIL, CONTEXT FOR THIS RECOMMENDATION. THE SECOND COMPONENT IS RELATED TO THE LONG-TERM PLANNING FOR HIGH SCHOOL ENROLLMENT IN THE LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE BOARD HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING SCHOOL TODAY. BUT ALSO CHARGE WITH CONSIDERATIONS OF FUTURE STUDENTS. THE LONG-TERM VIABILITY OF THE LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT FROM ALL ASPECTS. THE BOARD IS A FIDUCIARY OF THE BOND AND LEVY FUNDS WHICH THEY TRUST US WITH AND EXPECT US TO SPEND IN THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO MEET OUR GOALS FOR STUDENTS. STUDENT EXPERIENCES, AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS. SINCE 2010, LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS A 25% OR 6600 STUDENTS . DURING THIS TIME THE DISTRICT HAS PASSED ONE BOND MEASURE AND THREE CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION LEVEES TO MANAGE THIS SIGNIFICANT AND RAPID GROWTH. AS THE BOARD KNOWS, THE FAILURE BUT OUR DISTRICT BEHIND SCHEDULE. BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CLASSROOM CAPACITY WHICH LED TO A NUMBER OF RESPONSES. FIRST, THE 162 PORTABLE CLASSROOMS NOW RESIDE ON OUR SCHOOL CAMPUSES. AND THE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION OF THE STANDARD OF SERVICES THAT ALL LEVELS. AND BOTH MICRO AND MACRO REBOUND RING PROCESSES TO USE ALL AVAILABLE CLASSROOM SPACE AT OUR SCHOOLS. ADDITIONALLY DURING THIS TIME, THE EMPLOYEE TO TWO DISTINCT STRATEGIES TO MANAGE HIGH SCHOOLS ENROLLMENT. FIRST WAS HIGH SCHOOL ADDITIONS.

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CAMBRIDGE IN 2010 AND TESLA IN 2012. THERE WAS A DISTINCT CHOICE NOT TO ADD A FIFTH COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL.

BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF APPROPRIATE AVAILABLE LAND AND LOCATION THAT THAT MADE SENSE FOR THE PROXIMITY. IN 2021, THEY PURCHASED 25 ACRES. AT THE BASE OF UNION HILL. THIS WOULD ALLOW THE DISTRICT TO OFFER COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL AND A LOCATION THAT MADE SENSE FOR THE PROXIMITY OF STUDENTS. THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN IN A CAPACITY DEFICIT FOR NEARLY 1 DECADE. WITH THE CURRENT PROJECTIONS WITH THE TIME TO EVALUATE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND EXPECT COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS. IN ORDER TO MAKE LONG-TERM DECISIONS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. WHAT WE KNOW AS THE ADDITIONS THAT WE ARE PROPOSING TONIGHT ARE DESPERATELY NEEDED TO SPARK TODAY'S STUDENTS. AND ANY ADDITIONAL SPACE, EVEN IF WE WERE OPEN A FIFTH COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL WOULD ONLY CAUSE THE SCHOOLS TO OPERATE WITHIN THE LIMITED CAPACITY RATIO THAT WE EXPECT FOR OUR SCHOOLS. THEY ONLY HELP TO MASK A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE THEY FACE TODAY. THE EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS REQUIRES A LONG-TERM PLAN. PART OF THE ACTION ON APRIL 15TH IS THE COMMISSION OF A STUDY OF A FIFTH COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL, AS WELL AS OTHER AVAILABLE OPTIONS. SUCH AS ADDING CHOICE SCHOOLS, DISTRICT REBOUND RING OF HIGH SCHOOL ENROLLMENT. OR THE STATUS QUO WHICH IS TO DO NOTHING. WHERE COMMUNITY EXPECTS EXCELLENCE. I APPRECIATE THE TIME AND EFFORT. REGARDING HIS RESOLUTION. AND THE SITUATION

THAT WE ARE IN >> THANK YOU. TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION RELATES TO OUR 2022 CONSTRUCTION LEVY. A REDIRECT RECOMMENDATION. OUR BUILDING EXCELLENCE PLAN PHASE ONE. WITH ASSUMPTIONS AROUND CAPACITY NEEDS AND ENROLLMENT.

THEY WERE CHANGED . IN IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC. AS THE BOARD KNOWS, WE BROUGHT THE REDIRECTION OF FUNDS. AND IN ORDER TO BE RESPONSIBLE TO OUR CURRENT SITUATION AND EMERGING.

JUST A REMINDER OF WHAT THE 2022 CONSTRUCTION LEVEL FUNDED. ORIGINALLY IT WAS A CAPACITY FOR 550 ELEMENTARY STUDENTS. IN THE REDMOND, WASHINGTON AREA. CAPACITY FOR 600 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. THREE MIDDLE SCHOOLS.

KIRKLAND, REDMOND AND THEN HE'LL TAKE AN ADDITIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CAPACITY FOR 1200 MORE STUDENTS. AND FINALLY ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR FUTURE SCHOOLS. IN APRIL, WE REDIRECTED THE FUNDS. WITH CHANGING ENROLLMENT IN OUR ELEMENTARY LEVELS. REDIRECTED THE FUNDS TO REBUILD OUR AGING, ROCKWELL ELEMENTARY AND THAT PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CAPACITY FOR 252 STUDENTS. AGAIN, THIS IS A LIST OF THE $295 MILLION LEVY . OF WHAT THEY FUNDED. AND THE BUILDING PHASE ONE BECAUSE IT WAS PART OF A MULTI-PHASE BUILDING PLAN.

AND AGAIN WE HAVE SHARED UPDATES . AND UPDATED THE PLAN WITH THE BOARD IN PRIOR STUDY SESSIONS. LET ME PROVIDE SOME BACKGROUND AND DETAILS ABOUT OUR HIGH SCHOOL. AND THE CAPACITY AT OUR HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL. AND OUR FOCUS TONIGHT IS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL CAPACITY. DR. JOHN HOLMEN TALKED ABOUT OUR GROWTH. THIS CHART SHOWS OUR HIGH SCHOOL ENROLLMENT HISTORY SINCE 2013. SINCE THE PANDEMIC, SINCE 2019. HIGH SCHOOL ENROLLMENT HAS INCREASED BY 10%. SINCE THE LAST 10 YEARS, IT HAS INCREASED NEARLY 29%. AND AS A DR. JOHN HOLMEN MENTIONED. OUR 2016 BOND ENLARGED ONE SCHOOL. IN OUR CONSTRUCTION LEVY PROVIDED AN ADDITION FOR LAKE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL. AND IN 2022, A CONSTRUCTION LEVY WAS TO PROVIDE CAPACITY FOR THE WEST HIGH SCHOOL CAPACITY. GIVEN ITS GROWTH. SOME HISTORY. WHEN WE WENT TO THE VOTERS WITH OUR

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AND IN SUMMER, 2024. WE HIRED A CAPITAL PRINCIPAL TO STUDY THE OPTIONS FOR A CHOICE HIGH SCHOOL FOR A NINTH-GRADE CAMPUS. AND WILL PROVIDE MORE DETAILS ON THAT LATER IN THE PRESENTATION. IN OCTOBER, 2023 EMERSON WAS SELECTED AS THE WEST SIDE CAPACITY SITE. THIS ALLOWED US TO REBUILD AN AGING SCHOOL. INCREASING SPACE FOR HIGH SCHOOL ENROLLMENT. THIS WILL DRAW ENROLLMENT NOT ONLY ACROSS THE DISTRICT PRIMARILY FROM LAKE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL. AT THE SAME TIME, WE ARE ALSO WORKING ON PLANS TO INCREASE HIGH SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AT INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. IN LATE FALL AND EVEN THROUGH LAST MONTH. WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT SITE 59 AND RECONSIDERING SITE 59. THERE HAS BEEN A DELAY OF CONSTRUCTION BECAUSE OF PERMITTING. I WILL GET INTO MORE DETAILS ON THAT LATER. AND ALSO UNANTICIPATED COSTS INCREASE FOR ROAD AND INFRASTRUCTURE. THAT BRINGS US HERE TONIGHT WITH A RECOMMENDATION. TO PROVIDE THE EAST SIDE CAPACITY AT REDMOND AND EASTLAKE. THIS CHART JUST PROVIDES OUR CURRENT ENROLLMENT RIGHT NOW. FOR OUR FOUR COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS. TESLA STEM. AND NOTE THE ENROLLMENT RIGHT NOW. THAT IS OUR HIGH SCHOOL ONLY. ICS IS SERVING APPROXIMATELY 440 STUDENTS, TOTAL. OUR EMERSON CAMPUS IS 67 STUDENTS. A TOTAL OF 8834 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

ARE SERVED RIGHT NOW. >> THAT IS EMERSON HIGH SCHOOL? BACKGROUND. ON EASTLAKE AND REDMOND AND THE CHANGES THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH SINCE THEY WERE BUILT. EASTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL WAS OPEN. OUR FOURTH COMPREHENSIVE IN 1993. AT THE TIME, IT SERVED GREAT ATTEND THROUGH 12. THE CAPACITY WAS AROUND 700 STUDENTS. IN 2012, WE RECONFIGURED TO K THROUGH FIVE , SIX, EIGHT, NINE, 12. SO WE PROVIDED ADDITIONS. AT EASTLAKE AND SERVING GRADES NINE THROUGH 12. WE ALSO EXPANDED THE CORE SPACE . AND IN 2017, KNOWING THAT THEY WERE STILL GROWING. HAD CAPACITY CHALLENGES, WE READ CONFIGURED INTERIOR SPACE. THE EQUIVALENT OF 14 CLASSROOMS. AN EXAMPLE.

WE CONVERTED SOME SPACES TO TEACHER PLANNING AREAS PIXEL CLASSROOMS COULD BE USED FOR ALL SEVEN PERIODS. INSTEAD OF HAVING THE TEACHER PLAN IN THE CLASSROOMS. THEY WOULD PLAN IN A SEPARATE SPACE. IT IS AN EXAMPLE OF SOME OF THE THINGS.

OTHERS WERE STORAGE ROOMS WERE CONVERTED TO CLASSROOMS. THINGS LIKE THAT. AGAIN IN 2023 WE CONTINUED RECONFIGURING INTERIOR SPACES TO PROVIDE CURRENT CAPACITY . NEARLY 2000 FOR THE STUDENTS. MEETING SPACES AND CONVERTING TO CLASSROOMS. AND REDMOND WAS REBUILT AND ENLARGED IN 2004.

AND IT SERVED GREAT 10 THROUGH 12 WITH A CAPACITY OF 1400 STUDENTS. IN 2012 WHEN WE RECONFIGURED . WITH AN

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YOU CAN SEE THAT THE HIGH SCHOOL ENROLLMENT IS CONTINUING TO INCREASE. UNTIL 2027. THAT IS A REFLECTION OF OUR GROWTH THAT WAS HAPPENING PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC. THE BOTTLE IS TO MOVING THROUGH THE HIGH SCHOOL. BUT AFTER 2027, HE WAS A SLOW DECLINE. EVEN A SHARPER DECLINE. THAT IS A REFLECTION OF THE SMALLER CLASSES THAT ARE NOW IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

MOVING THROUGH OUR SYSTEM. EVENTUALLY , WE ARE CONTINUING TO GROW. THERE WAS A PROJECTED DECLINE. LET ME DETOUR INTO OUR ANNUAL PROJECTIONS. SO THIS CHART SHOWS OUR OVERALL PROJECTIONS THAT WE RECEIVE FROM OUR DEMOGRAPHER. THE YELLOW LINE IS THE PROJECTION THEY PROVIDED WITH US LAST YEAR. AND THE BLUE LINE IS THE UPDATED PROJECTIONS. YOU CAN SEE THE FIRST FIVE YEARS OF THE PROJECTIONS ARE FAIRLY CONSISTENT. BUT THE LAST YEAR'S PROJECTIONS. AFTER THE FALL OF 2028. THE PROJECTIONS LAST YEAR ARE SHOWING STABLE AND SLIGHTLY INCREASING. THIS YEAR, THE PROJECTION IS ARE DECLINING MORE. WITH A LOSS OF 2000 STUDENTS OVER 10 YEARS. WE KNOW THAT A LONG IS MORE DIFFICULT TO PREDICT ANY SHORTER. BUT ANY TIME, THEY WERE FOR THE CHANGE IN PROJECTION IS REALLY A REFLECTION OF THAT. AND I WANT TO GO THROUGH THE CHALLENGES WITH OUR ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS. WE, AS A DISTRICT, PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC. WE GREW ABOUT 33% SINCE 2010. AND NOW WE HAVE STABILIZED. WE ARE SLIGHTLY DECLINING ENROLLMENT. SOME FACTORS IN OUR ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS. FIRST, THIS HELPS DECLINED SINCE 2016. WE TRACKED TWO COUNTIES WITHIN THE LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT. THEY HAVE DECLINED AT A HIGHER RATE THAN IN KING COUNTY. THAT IS IMPACTED OUR ENROLLMENT STARTING IN 2021 THROUGH 2027. WE ARE NOT SAYING RETURNING TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS. IN KINDERGARTEN WE ALSO HAVE A LOWER DOSE NOT ONLY IS IT LOWER BECAUSE OF THAT. BUT ALSO A LOWER PERCENTAGE OF OUR KINDERGARTEN ENROLLMENT. IT USED TO BE AT 90%. NOW IT IS AROUND 82%, 83%.

AND HOUSING. DURING HIGH GROWTH. THE MAJORITY OF THE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FOR SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING. RIGHT NOW , OUR CITIES IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE THE GROWTH THAT IS REQUIRED WITH THE KING COUNTY. IS THEY ARE BUILDING MULTI FAMILY HOUSING. THE MAJORITY OF FUTURE IS MULTI FAMILY. AND THAT GENERATES LESS STUDENTS. WITH A 100 UNIT APARTMENT COMPLEX GENERATING ABOUT 70 STUDENTS FOR OUR DISTRICT. 100 SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES WILL GENERATE ABOUT 60 STUDENTS.

THAT IS THE BIG DIFFERENCE THERE. AND OUR TREND. WE ARE

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WE ARE CONTINUING TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS, YEAR AFTER YEAR.

BECAUSE THERE IS NOT CONSISTENCY OF WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH OUR CURRENT DATA. LET ME TURN IT OVER TO DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT. WE WILL TALK ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL.

>> AND I WAS DOING A LOT OF READING . WHAT IS THE OPTIMAL SIZE OF A HIGH SCHOOL? WITH PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE, I WAS IN A DISTRICT THAT WE WERE STRUGGLING WITH THAT, AS WELL.

THOSE OF THE TWO QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE TO ANSWER. AND RESEARCH. A LOT OF THE RESEARCH AROUND THIS IS FROM THE LATE 1990S. IT REALLY WAS THE PRECURSOR TO THE SMALL SCHOOLS EVIDENT IN 2000. THE BODY OF RESEARCH CAME OUT AROUND THE BILL GATES FOUNDATION PULLED MONEY OUT. AROUND THE COMPLEXITY. OF ANY ONE THING BEING THE DRIVER. FOR SCHOOL SIZE. IT WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS . BECAUSE YOU KNOW I WAS GOING TO GET A PLUG IN. THIS IS ELEANOR ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. AND IT IS A HIGH SCHOOL OF 4500 STUDENTS. AND IT IS A 98% GRADUATION RATE. AND A 58% REDUCED RATE. AND I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTING. IS A LOOK AT THAT ISSUE OF SIZE. THE LARGEST IS IN NEW YORK CITY. IT HAS OVER 8000 STUDENTS. IT IS A CHOICE HIGH SCHOOL. AND IT IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST ACHIEVING HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. AND I BELIEVE ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AS WELL. BUT I DID NOT KNOW THERE WAS A HIGH SCHOOL OF A DOZEN STUDENTS. THERE ARE ALSO A LOT OF THEM IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. I DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS ANYTHING TO DO WITH SPORTS. SO I JUST PULLED A COUPLE OF QUOTES TO SHOW THE CONFLICTING RESEARCH. AROUND SCHOOL SIZE. THIS PARTICULAR STUDY LOOKED AT SCHOOL SIZE. CAME UP WITH AN OPTIMAL SIZE OF 600 TO 900 AND UP TO 2200 STUDENTS. WITH NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN ACHIEVEMENT RATES. THE SCHOOLS GOT HIGHER, THEY SAW SOME DIFFERENCES. I PUT THAT CITATION IN THERE. BUT THIS ONE WAS REALLY INTERESTING. TALKING ABOUT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. AND THE NOTICE, NO BEARING ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.

AND LOOKING AT HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL. WHAT THEY FOUND. THIS WAS A META-ANALYSIS. THEY FOUND THAT THE LARGER OUR SCHOOLS TENDED TO PERFORM BETTER. WHEN THEY WERE ACCOUNTED FOR THE NUMBER OF SCHOOLS IN EACH OF THOSE CATEGORIES. THERE ARE A LOT OF SMALL HIGH SCHOOLS. THE SAME WITH LARGE HIGH SCHOOLS. SO THIS WAS COMPLETELY CONFLICTING FROM THE ONE, PRIOR. SO WE PULLED A LITTLE BIT OF DATA.

AND I WAS UP SEEMINGLY LATE LAST NIGHT. I WAS CREATING A GIANT SPREADSHEET. THIS IS JUST A BRIEF COMPARISON OF SURROUNDING SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THE NUMBER OF HIGH SCHOOLS AND THE SIZES OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS. WHEN I PULLED THE DATA FOR THE ENTIRE STATE OF WASHINGTON 10. AND I PULLED THE GRADUATION RATE OF A FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN YEARS. AND ALSO BY DEMOGRAPHICS. FOR ALL THE HIGH SCHOOLS FROM LAST YEAR. I COMBINED THE TWO'S SPREADSHEETS. AND IT WAS REALLY KIND OF FASCINATING. I TOOK A TOP 20 SIZED HIGH SCHOOL. SUCH AS REDMOND, EASTLAKE IN PARTICULAR. I LOOKED AT THE DISTRIBUTION OF GRADUATION RATE. I HAD TO PICK SOMETHING AS A MEASURE OF PERFORMANCE. AND IT RANGED. I DID NOT SEE ANY -- THERE WAS ONE AT 82%. THE STATE WAS 83%. BUT

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BUT IT IS A MASSIVE SPREADSHEET. IT WAS INTERESTING TO SEE THE DISTRIBUTION SCORES. FOR GRADUATION RATES. AND WHEN I LOOKED AT THE LOWER VALUES. AND THE RANGE OF 600 TO 900.

THE SAME TYPE OF DISTRIBUTION. 90%. OTHERS WERE IN THE 80S.

SO WE SHARED THIS IN A PREVIOUS STUDY SESSION. PERHAPS IT WAS LAST WEEK. BUT THIS JUST LOOKS AT OUR CURRENT, COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS AND ENROLLMENT. AND THE 10 YEAR PROJECTION.

EVEN IF WE DID NOTHING, THIS WAS INCLUDING WHAT BARBARA TALKED ABOUT. AND I THINK WE CAN ALL OVERSTATE. WE HAVE CARVED THE SCHOOLS UP TO USE STORAGE FACILITIES. MEETING ROOMS. THOSE HAVE BEEN CONVERTED TO CLASSROOMS. AND IF WE DID NOTHING? MOVING FORWARD, WE WOULD STILL BE IN CRITICAL CAPACITY. IN THE 10 YEAR PROJECTION. WITH JUANITA.

AND THIS IS THE SAME DATA . IF WE PUT THE ADDITIONS ON THAT WERE PART OF THE RECOMMENDATION. WHAT WE SEE OVER THE SAME TIME PERIOD. THE SCHOOLS COME BACK IN TERMS OF CAPACITY. INTO THE RANGE THAT WE ARE WANTING TO GET THEM AT.

AT CAPACITY, 89%. IT ALSO IT BEGINS TO FREE UP SOME OF THOSE SPACES THAT WE PREVIOUSLY HAVE CONVERTED TO CLASSROOMS. AND ALSO FOR MEETING SPACES AND STUDENT SPACES. WHAT THEY WERE ORIGINALLY IN TENDED TO BE. I JUST WANT TO SPEAK BRIEFLY ABOUT SITE 59. THINK WE HAD THE PRINCIPAL PLANNER, AND JUST SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE OUTCOME OF THAT.

FIRST, WE HAD GREAT PARTICIPATION. FROM OUR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND PRINCIPLES OF THE SCHOOLS, PARENTS. TOBY REACHED OUT TO INFINITY GROUPS TO GET MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES FOR THIS PLANNING. I DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY TIMES TOBY BACK PRESENTING HIS WORK. AND WE WOULD SEND HIM OFF WITH MORE QUESTIONS. SO HE STARTED GATHERING THE DATA IN AUGUST.

AND WAS REALLY LOOKING FOR BOTH SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM . FOR WHATEVER WE WERE GOING TO DO . FOR SITE 59. AND THAT MEANT THAT WE DID NOT, FOR EXAMPLE STUDY CHOICE SCHOOL. AND FIVE, 10 YEARS HAVING TO SHUT THAT DOWN BECAUSE OF A LACK OF ATTENDANCE. WE WERE REALLY LOOKING AT WHAT WAS THE SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM. WHAT IS THE SUSTAINING SCHOOL. WE ALSO LOOKED UP A NINTH GRADE CAMPUS IDEA. HE GATHERED A LOT OF IMPORTANT INPUT FROM STUDENTS, PARENTS, ADMINISTRATORS, FOCUS GROUPS, SURVEYS. HE ATTENDED CITY MEETINGS. WE HEARD A LOT ABOUT TRAFFIC. PERHAPS ADDING ANOTHER HIGH SCHOOL. AND THAT IS AN AREA WHERE THERE ARE ALREADY HIGH SCHOOLS. SPEAKING TO REDMOND FAMILIES. HOW LIKELY WOULD THEY BE CHOOSING A SCHOOL ON A PLATEAU? AND DRIVING UP TO THE PLATEAU OR VICE VERSA. AND ULTIMATELY. WHAT WE CAME UP WITH OR WHAT TOBY CAME UP WITH. THERE WAS NOT REALLY A CLEAR , FIELD OF DREAMS AND THEY WILL COME. THERE WAS NOT A CLEAR-CUT PROGRAM OR SCHOOL CONCEPT. THAT IS JUST REALLY IGNITED BOTH . SO WE DID NOT ULTIMATELY HAVE A SOLUTION. THAT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DO WITH THE INTENDED OUTCOME WAS. WHICH WAS DRAW ENROLLMENT OFF REDMOND, EASTLAKE. AGAIN, HE

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WE LOOKED AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ACADEMY . TOBY AND I GO WAY BACK. HE LIKES TO TEASE ME. WE LOOK TO THE REVIEW OF A FRESHMAN CAMPUS CONCEPT. IF A SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS ONE. THE COMPLEXITIES OF THAT. WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE STAFFING. HOW THAT WOULD WORK. OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO TAKE CLASSES .

OUT OF THE TYPICAL NINTH GRADE. THAT IS A COMPLEX CITY OF A NINTH GRADE CAMPUS. WE ALSO SPOKE TO TODD AND JILL FROM REDMOND, EASTLAKE. FOCUS GROUPS, SURVEYS , PARENT FOCUS GROUPS. AGAIN MULTIPLE CONVERSATIONS WITH EXECUTIVES.

THINK OF OUR STAFF, PARENTS, STUDENTS FOR THEIR ENGAGEMENT AND PROVIDING INPUT DURING THIS PROCESS. ALL OF THAT FEEDBACK

THAT SCOTT TALKED ABOUT. >> TO TALK ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION, AND THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR THROUGH THE PROCESS. WHICH AGAIN IS A CONSTRUCTION PROCESS THAT THEY WORK TOGETHER. TO DEVELOP THE FINAL PLANS FOR THE BUILDING. THEY WORK WHAT WE CALL 50% SCHEMATIC DESIGN. THAT IS WHEN YOU HAVE CONCEPTS. AND ARE ABLE TO GET A VISUAL PICTURE. THEY CAN ESTIMATE THE COST FOR THE PROJECT. AND THEY BEGAN WORKING WITH THE CITY. IN NOVEMBER, 2022. WITH 14 MINUTES -- MONTHS. WE WORK COLLABORATIVELY TYPICALLY. INCLUDING THE CITY OF SAMMAMISH. EVEN WORKING WITH THE CITY OF SAMMAMISH FOR 14 MONTHS. THE ENDED OUTCOME WAS THAT THE PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS. THIS IS IN THE TOWN CENTER AREA OF SAMMAMISH.

AND AGAIN I WILL ORIENT TO TO THE PICTURE ON THE LEFT. THE YELLOW BOX IS THE LOCATION OF SITE 59. EASTLAKE IS TO THE NORTH. OUTSIDE OF THE PICTURE. AND CATHOLIC IS TO THE EAST.

AND 228 IS THE MAIN STREET THAT RUNS NORTH AND SOUTH.

ULTIMATELY, BECAUSE THIS IS WITHIN THE SAMMAMISH CITY CENTER. JUST THE PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS WOULD DELAY CONSTRUCTION. AND THE OPENING OF THIS PROJECT BY ONE YEAR.

ALSO THERE WERE UNANTICIPATED COSTS , AND REQUIREMENTS BY THE CITY FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY IMPROVEMENTS. THAT IS BASICALLY ROAD AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE. IT WOULD HAVE COST $14 MILLION-$50 MILLION OUTSIDE OF THE BUDGET THAT WIND ALREADY PLANNED FOR. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS TEAM WITH A DEVELOPER. AND WHO IS EVENTUALLY GOING TO DEVELOP THE PROPERTY TO THE NORTH. TWO HAVE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. BUT THEY ARE NOT REALLY IMPROVING THAT PROPERTY FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS . WE ALSO REACHED OUT TO EASTSIDE CATHOLIC. ABOUT ACCESSING THE PRIVATE ROAD. CALLED CRUSADER WAY. THEY DENIED SHARING ACCESS TO THE ROAD. THAT IS THE CONSTRUCTION SIDE OF SITE 59. WE DISCUSSED AT THE FEBRUARY STUDY SESSION. OPTIONS THAT WE WOULD CONSIDER FOR THE EAST CAPACITY. AND ONE OF THOSE OPTIONS WAS HOLDING ON THE SITE 59 DEVELOPMENT. AND ADDITIONS THAT EASTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL. WE HAD ALREADY DONE FEASIBILITY. AND WE HAVE PLANS FOR WHERE THOSE ADDITIONS WOULD GO. AND WE ALSO DISCUSSED USING UNDEVELOPED OR UNDERDEVELOPED PROPERTY. TAKE A POTENTIAL DESIGN FOR SITE 59. COULD IT BE BUILT ELSEWHERE? BUT ULTIMATELY, THE RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU ARE HEARING TONIGHT.

IT IS AROUND THE ADDITIONS AT REDMOND HIGH SCHOOL. LET ME SHOW THE FEASIBILITY STUDY . AND THE PICTURES OF THE ADDITIONS AT EASTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL. ON THE LEFT IS THE

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THIS PICTURE SHOWING THE REDMOND HIGH SCHOOL EDITION.

THE GRAY IS THE CURRENT FOOTPRINT . AND AT THE VERY NORTH TOP OF THE PICTURE. THE YELLOW AND THE GREEN BOXES ARE WHERE THE ADDITION WOULD GO. IT IS ALSO A TWO STORY ADDITION.

WITH 12 CLASSROOMS AND ADDING CAPACITY FOR 300 STUDENTS. THE ESTIMATE IS ABOUT $31 MILLION-$36 MILLION FOR A FALL, 2026 OPENING. SO WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CORE SPACE.

AND IT NEEDS AT EACH OF THE HIGH SCHOOL. THINGS COULD'VE BEEN DONE PREVIOUSLY TO CONVERT CLASSROOMS. WERE STORAGE SPACES TO CONVERTING TO CLASSROOMS. WE DID ADD CORE SPACE. WHEN WE ADDED THE OTHER ADDITIONS IN 2012. AND FOR THE 2019 LEVY . WHEN WE ADDED CLASSROOMS AT ELEMENTARY, WE ALSO PROVIDED FUNDS FOR CORE SPACE. THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT OUR CAPITAL TEAM WILL DO. THEY WILL EVALUATE THE NEEDS AND FEASIBILITY FOR CORE MODIFICATION. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF POTENTIAL CORE MODIFICATIONS AT EASTLAKE. THE AREAS THAT ARE CIRCLED IN RED. YOU CAN SEE WITH BE AN INCREASE. AND MORE STUDENTS THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR SCHOOL, THE MORE CROWDED THE HALLWAYS ARE. ONE OF THE THINGS IS HOW CAN THEY MAKE A HALLWAY BIGGER. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU CANNOT ALWAYS DO. IF IT IS SURROUNDED BY CLASSROOMS. AT EASTLAKE, THERE IS THE CAPACITY AND THE POTENTIAL. THE MEZZANINE LEVEL COULD BE FILLED IN . THOSE ARE THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT TO MAKE THE HALLWAYS WIDER. AND THE BOTTOM PART OF THE PICTURE. THE CIRCLE IS WHERE THE CAFETERIA AND COMMON AREA IS. COULD THEY EXPAND THE COMMENTS MEZZANINE AND REDUCE THE OPENING TO PROVIDE MORE SPACE ? THESE ARE JUST EXAMPLES. THE TEAM WILL BE LOOKING AT WHAT IS AVAILABLE. AND THAT'S REDMOND HIGH SCHOOL. AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE AN EXPANDED COMMON SPACE. LOOKING AT SPACES FOR THEM TO EXPAND THE COMMENTS AREA. THAT IS A COMMON CONCERN THAT WE HERE AT REDMOND. THE LUNCH ROOM. THEY ARE EATING LUNCH .

THEY HAD BROUGHT EXTRA FURNITURE IN THE HALLWAYS. AND THAT PROVIDES LIMITED HALLWAY SPACE . ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO LOOK AT. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ALSO HAVE IS A MONTHLY MEETING WITH OUR FACILITATOR AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE. WE ARE PROCONSUL AND PROVIDING THEM UPDATES WITH OUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, FUTURE PLANNING. IT IS A VERY VALUABLE GROUP. THEY PROVIDE A LOT OF FEEDBACK AND INPUT. WE MET WITH THEM ON THURSDAY. AND WE SPOKE TO THEM ABOUT THE RECOMMENDATION. THAT WE WOULD BE BRINGING IT TONIGHT. SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE. WE ASKED FOR FEEDBACK.

HOW WE SHOULD HELP COMMUNICATE. WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO HEAR WHEN WE COMMUNICATE THIS.

THEY PROVIDED SOME FEEDBACK. I WILL NOT READ ALL OF THEM. BUT WE HAVE INCORPORATED THE THOUGHTS AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS. AND SHANNON WILL CONTINUE TO INCORPORATE OTHER INPUT INTO OUR NEXT PHASE OF COMMUNICATION. BUT JUST CONTINUING TO EXPLAIN. BUT OUR HIGH SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND CHALLENGES ARE. WHAT NECESSITATED THE CHANGE.

FOCUSING ON OUR FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT WHEN WE BEGIN THE CORE SPACE FEASIBILITY.

THEY WOULD GET STUDENT FEEDBACK. THE ACTUAL USERS AND THOSE THAT WORK IN THE BUILDING. GETTING THE INPUT.

LOOK AT THE OUTDOOR SPACE. USE VIDEOS. TO SHOW PASSING TIME

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REMINDING US AT ALL TIMES TO THANK OUR COMMUNITY. DR. JOHN

HOLMEN. >> YES, FEBRUARY, 2022 CONSTRUCTION LEVY. THERE IS A SET OF VALUES AND INTERESTS.

IT REALLY DID HELP SHAPE AND FRAME THAT LEVY. AS WE THINK ABOUT ANYTIME YOU GO OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY. KNOWING THAT ASKING OUR COMMUNITY TO FUND OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AT OUR FACILITY. THAT IS A BIG DEAL. SO MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE. WE ARE FIDUCIARIES OF THOSE RESOURCES.

USING THEM IN THE BEST WAY, POSSIBLE. FOR OUR KID AND OUR COMMUNITY IS REALLY IMPORTANT. AS WE LOOK AT GOING THROUGH A COMMITTEE FOR FUNDING. ASSURING THEM. THE CONSTRUCTION OF OUR SCHOOL SITES ALLOWS FOR OUR VISION. TO TARGET HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. KNOWING THAT EXCELLENT SCHOOLS ARE ALWAYS PART OF EXCELLENT COMMUNITIES.

AND THAT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. AND WHEN WE CAN, WE CAN USE COMMUNITY FUNDING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS.

TARGETING EFFECTIVE USE OF THE SPACES THAT WE HAVE. WHEN WE CAN PARTNER WITH OUR COMMUNITY TO BE INNOVATIVE. TRANSPARENCY.

AND IF WE THINK ABOUT THIS . THE CONSTRUCTION LEVER THAT WE BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE COMMUNITY. NUMBER ONE, THERE WAS SOME AMBIGUITY . BECAUSE WE DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY ALL THE DETAILS. BUT ALSO AS CONDITIONS CHANGED. WE'VE GONE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. THESE ARE SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT WE ARE MAKING BECAUSE OF THESE VARIABLES. SHIFTING FROM NEW SCHOOL SET UP. TO REBUILDING A LARGE BUILDING. THE CHANGE IN SITE 59. SO THERE HAS BEEN A NUMBER OF CHANGES ALONG THE WAY. SO IT HAS BEEN IMPORTANT TO KEEP THAT IN MIND. IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. AND WHEN WE THINK ABOUT SCHOOL SPACE.

MAKING SURE THAT WE KEEP OUR GOALS AT THE TOP OF MIND. I CAN TELL YOU. IN MY OPENING COMMENTS , WE HAVE BEEN ADDING CAPACITY DEFICITS IN MIND THAT FOR SO MANY YEARS. BUT IT DOES NOT CHANGE HOW YOU THINK ABOUT SCHOOLS. THIS TRULY IS A TIME .

WHEN WE CAN START THINKING LONG-TERM. THE EXPERIENCE THAT WE WANT FOR EACH OF OUR STUDENTS. THIS GETS IT BACK.

WE WANT ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS TO BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THE STANDARD OF SERVICE. THAT MEANS THERE IS ENOUGH SPACE. SPACE ALLOCATED FOR PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND OFFERINGS. AND WE WANT TO PROVIDE THAT ALL OF OUR SCHOOL SITES AT ALL LEVELS . OUR SCHOOLS EDUCATE USING PERMANENT CAPACITY. WITH PORTABLE CAPACITY. USED IN CRITICAL SITUATIONS. WE STILL HAVE 162 PORTABLES ON OUR SCHOOL CAMPUSES. THAT GOAL OF USING PERMANENT CAPACITY IS TRULY A LONG WAYS OFF . BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ARE MINDFUL OF. YOU SAW IN THE DATA. IT WAS PROVIDED AROUND SCHOOL ENROLLMENT. IN RELATION TO CAPACITY. WE WANT OUR SCHOOLS OPERATING BETWEEN 82 TO 89% CAPACITY. THAT IS A COUPLE OF THINGS. IT ALLOWS FOR THE EFFECTIVE USE OF SCHOOLS. IT IS DESIGNED SO MORE SPACE IS ACCESSIBLE. THE FLOW OF STUDENTS THROUGH A SCHOOL.

ANYTIME WE GET ABOVE THAT. THERE WAS A CRUNCH. ANYTIME WE HAVE ADDITIONS WITHOUT A MODIFIED CORE SPACE WE KNOW THAT IT CREATES ADDITIONAL PRESSURE ON THE SCHOOL. SO TARGETING THE 80 TO 89% PERMANENT CAPACITY FOR EACH OF OUR SCHOOLS. THAT ALSO ALLOWS FOR FLUCTUATION IN ENROLLMENT.

IF YOU SEE A LARGER ENROLLMENT. YET, YOU HAVE AVAILABLE CAPACITY. DO NOT HAVE TO SET YOUR STANDARDS OF SERVICE. OR BRING IN PORTABLES . BECAUSE YOU HAVE AVAILABLE SPACE ALREADY ON THE SITE. BUT WHEN OUR SCHOOLS HAVE AVAILABLE SPACE. THEY CAN THINK CREATIVELY, INNOVATIVELY.

BECAUSE SPACE IS OFTEN TIMES REQUIRED FOR INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS. AND SERVICES TO BE ABLE TO BE PROVIDED. THE BOARD DID A SCHOOL WALK-THROUGH LAST YEAR. AND BAKER HAS A STEAM LAB. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WAS AND HOW DO YOU HAVE A STEAM LAB? AND THE RESPONSE THAT WE RECEIVED BECAUSE I HAD AN ADDITIONAL CLASSROOM. WE WERE ABLE TO THINK ABOUT WHAT IS A

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KNOWING THAT USING SPACE FOR THE LONG TERM IS REALLY IMPORTANT. BUT ALSO HAVING A LONG-TERM PLAN AND VISION.

TRULY THAT IS THE GOAL OF THE BOARD. TAKING 10, 15 YEARS AHEAD. AND IT'S JUST NOT ABOUT TOMORROW. SO THE RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU HAVE A RESOLUTION TONIGHT. IT IS ABOUT REPURPOSING, AND REDIRECTING THE LEVY FUNDS FOR EASTLAKE CAPACITY. FOR 12 CLASSROOM ADDITIONS, MODIFICATIONS. FOR REDMOND. THE SECOND PART OF THE RECOMMENDATION. TWO DIRECT THE SUPERINTENDENT TO PREPARE A STUDY ON THE FEASIBILITY. AND ENGAGEMENT , CONSIDERATIONS. FINANCE, AND A LIMITATION PLAN FOR THE FIFTH COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL. FROM MARCH, 2025.

ONE YEAR FROM NOW. THE THIRD COMPONENT. DIRECTING SUPERINTENDENT TO PREPARE A STUDY ON THE ALTERNATIVES TO ADDRESSING HIGH SCHOOL ENROLLMENT. SUCH AS STATUS QUO WHICH IS DO-NOTHING. ADDITIONAL CHOICE SCHOOL OPTION. TO PROVIDE ENROLLMENT THAT WOULD LEAD TO COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS.

OR A DISTRICT WIDE RE-BOUNDARY OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS. TO REDISTRIBUTE ENROLLMENT ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

AGAIN, ALL DUE BY MARCH, 2025. SHORT-TERM, LONG-TERM IN THIS RESOLUTION. DO YOU WANT TO GO TO THE RATIONALE?

>> ABSOLUTELY. WE HAVE SHARED A LOT OF THIS WITH THE BOARD. ON THE FEBRUARY 5TH GAVIN MARCH 16TH SESSIONS. BUT LET ME GO THROUGH THESE. BECAUSE OF PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS, DELAYED CONSTRUCTION AND THE UNANTICIPATED COSTS. LIMITED TO SITE 59. WE ARE PUTTING THE PROJECT ON HOLD. THE RECOMMENDATION FOR PROVIDING ADDITIONS WILL ADDRESS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY NEEDS . EAST LAKE AND REDMOND. TO SERVE THE CURRENT AND PROJECTED THE STUDENT POPULATION. THIS PROVIDES FUNDS FOR SPACE ADDITIONS THAT ARE FEASIBLE.

ENTITY COULD EVEN DECREASE OVERALL CAPACITY. IN THIS SENSE IT WILL HAVE A 300 STUDENTS ADDITIONS BECAUSE OF THE CLASSROOMS . BUT IF WE WERE TURNED CLASSROOMS TO STORAGE SPACES OR MEETING SPACES. THAT COULD BE A SLIGHT REDUCTION .

THAT COULD ALSO INCREASE CAPACITY. REDUCING THE RELIANCE OF PORTABLES. WE DO HAVE PORTABLES AT ONE OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS. REDMOND. IF WE CAN MORE STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOMS. WE COULD USE THOSE PORTABLES FOR OTHER SPACES.

THAT IS A GOOD THING. ADDRESSING CAPACITY. THE SAME CAPACITY AT THE SAME OR LOWER COST AS THE ORIGINAL SITE 59 CONSTRUCTION BUDGET. AGAIN INVESTING OUR LEVY FUNDS AND PERVERTING -- PERMITTING. AND IS COMPLETE THE PROJECT AT THE SAME TIMELINE. THAT THE DELAYED SITE 59 WOULD HAVE OPENED IN FALL, 2026. WE CAN GET THESE OPEN BY FALL, 2026, AS WELL. LET ME GO OVER THE FINANCING PIECE OF THE RECOMMEND PATIENT. JUST A REMINDER. OUR 2022 CONSTRUCTION LEVY. 295 MILE AN -- 20 $95 MILLION LEVY. IT IS OVER SIX YEARS. WE WERE ALSO COLLECTING IMPACT FEES. IT IS ONGOING.

COLLECTION OF THAT. SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE COLLECTED $90 MILLION IN IMPACT FEES. RIGHT NOW, WE ARE ESTIMATING ABOUT $306 MILLION FOR OUR PROJECTS. AND WE ARE ALSO MENTIONING PLANNING FOR THE LIMITED GENERAL OBLIGATION . BECAUSE OUR PROJECTS ARE NEEDED TO SOONER BEFORE THE COLLECTION.

WE ARE USING THE PROCESS TO FUND OUR ADDITIONS. AND THAT

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THESE ARE ALL OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. THE ROCKWELL REBUILD. AGAIN THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL PLAN FOR SITE 59. WITH ITS GYM WAS $82 MILLION . AND THE WEST SIDE CAPACITY CONTINGENCY. SO THE TOTAL NEED OF $306 MILLION. SO WITH THE RECOMMENDATION. THE DOLLAR AMOUNT IS THE SAME. WE ARE TAKING $82 MILLION AND PUTTING INTO THE HIGH SCHOOL CAPACITY PROJECTS. AND ALSO FOR ADDITIONS. NOW OUR TIMELINE. WE ARE HERE TONIGHT, MARCH 25TH, 2024. TONIGHT YOU ARE RECEIVING THE PRESENTATION. AND WE ARE SHARING THE DRAFT RESOLUTION. TOMORROW, WE'LL WORK OUR COMMUNICATION TEAM. THEY WILL WORK ON A PRESS RELEASE. TO MESSAGE THE COMMUNITY AND THE STAFF ABOUT THE RECOMMENDATION. AND ALSO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON HOW THEY CAN PROVIDE COMMENTS TO THE BOARD. EITHER IN WRITING OR IN PERSON. AT THE APRIL 15TH BOARD MEETING, PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND THE BOARD WILL TAKE FORMAL ACTION ON THE RECOMMENDATION. THIS IS THE VERY SAME PROCESS WE USED WHEN WE WERE PURPOSED THE ROCKWELL LAST MARCH AND APRIL. FINALLY, ONCE THE BOARD TAKES ACTION.

SUPPORT SERVICES WILL AND SEE AND IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS. THAT CONCLUDES MY RECOMMENDATION AND

PRESENTATION. >> THANK YOU, SO MUCH. WE JUST COME BACK LAST WEEKEND. AND IT WAS OUR EXTENDED WEEKEND.

OUR CONVERSATION WAS BASED ON THAT. AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND EFFORT. BUT MY QUESTION. AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OR

CLARIFICATION? >> MAYBE YOU CAN PROVIDE -- WE

ARE NOT VOTING ON ANYTHING. >> WE ARE NOT VOTING ON ANYTHING AT THIS TIME. I WOULD BE SHOCKED IF WE HAD MORE QUESTIONS. BUT ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?

>> WE TALKED ABOUT THE STUDENT GENERATION RATES. YOU MENTIONED THE SHIFT. THE BULK OF THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS THAT WE WERE ANTICIPATING. THAT WILL BE MULTI FAMILY. WHICH GENERATE AT A LOWER RATE THAN A SINGLE FAMILY. 60 STUDENTS FOR 100 SINGLE FAMILY. BUT JUST SEVEN STUDENTS FOR 100 MULTI-UNITS.

HAVE WE LOOK ? OR DOES THAT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE CITY PLANS TO RUN SHIFTING TOWARDS MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING? I THINK WE HAVE SEEN THAT IT IS CHANGING. I KNOW THERE WAS A SCHOOL VISIT AT REDMOND ELEMENTARY. THAT IS ALSO ADJACENT TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. IT IS HIGHER THAN SEVEN STUDENTS ACROSS THE GRID. WHEN WE ARE LOOKING AT THESE ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS. IS THAT BEING TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT? AND KNOWING THAT A LOT OF THIS IS UP IN THE AIR.

>> ABSOLUTELY. YOU ARE CORRECT . AFFORDABLE HOUSING HAS A HIGHER STUDENT GENERATION RATES. IT ACTS MORE LIKE A SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING. WITH A STUDENT GENERATION RATE. SO OUR PROJECTIONS ARE WHEN THEY KNOW A PROJECT IS AFFORDABLE.

THEY ARE USING THE HIGHER GENERATION RATES. THIS IS BUILT INTO OUR LONG-RANGE FORECAST. EACH CITY HAS A DIFFERENT -- SOME OF OUR CITIES ARE BUILDING 100% OF THE PROJECT IS

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ADJUST, AS NEEDED. >> ON THAT NOTE. ARE WE ABLE TO FIND STUDENT GENERATION RATES?

>> WE ARE ABLE , IF AN APARTMENT COMPLEX. IS LOW INCOME. THEN WE CAN GET THE STUDENT GENERATION FOR THAT APARTMENT COMPLEX. BUT WE DO NOT HAVE INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUAL RESIDENCES. AND THE INCOME. AND THAT PIECE. SO WE DO NOT HAVE THAT INFORMATION.

>> IS THAT POSSIBLE FOR THE FUTURE?

>> I DO HAVE ONE FOLLOW-UP QUESTION. DO WE NOT FLOW ANALYTICS ARE FOR THE PROJECTION CENTER?

>> AGAIN, WE HAVE A CONFIDENCE LEVEL OF 1% TO 2%. AND WE ANTICIPATE THAT MOST PROJECTIONS SHOULD BE WITHIN 1% TO 2%. FOR A DISTRICT OUR SIDE, THAT IS 300 STUDENTS TO 600 STUDENTS. THAT IS IN THE NEAR-TERM. FOR EXAMPLE LAST YEAR. WE WERE 185 STUDENTS OVER THE PROJECTION OF ONE YEAR.

AGAIN, THE TREND, AND THE PANDEMIC IS REALLY SHIFTING TRENDS. THE FURTHER OUT YOU GO. IT IS HARDER TO BE PERFECT.

WHEN THE NUMBERS ARE CONCERNED . BUT WE ARE TRACKING. I SHARED AT THE STUDY SESSION A SPREADSHEET THAT WE'VE BEEN TRACKING SINCE THE EARLY 2000'S. ON OUR LONG-RANGE PROJECTIONS, SIX-YEAR PROJECTIONS, 10 YEAR PROJECTIONS. AND THE ACCURACY. AND IT IS FAIRLY CONSISTENT. TO 3%. AGAIN, I AM FAIRLY CONFIDENT IN PROJECTIONS. AND THEY DO AN ANNUAL UPDATE. SO THEY CAN ADJUST FOR TRENDS WHICH IS WHAT THEY DID LAST YEAR. GIVEN THE TRENDS IN VERSED IN KINDERGARTEN FOR WHAT THEY DID THIS YEAR,

COMPARED TO LAST YEAR. >> I WAS CURIOUS. IF THEY DID FIND ANY INSIGHT . HOW THEY INTERPRET THEIR OWN DATA. THE FURTHER OUT WE GO, THE MORE OF A QUESTION THERE IS WITH VARIABLES. AND EVEN IF YOU LOOK AT THE LAST YEARS VERSUS THIS YEAR. 10 YEARS OUT IS A LARGER THAN A 1% TO 2%. I WAS JUST CURIOUS. IF THEY HAD INFORMATION FOR US?

>> I HAVE NOT ASKED THEM THAT SPECIFIC QUESTION. BUT I WILL ASK THEM AND GET THAT INFORMATION TO YOU.

>> UNLIKE MEASUREMENT DATA, THEY DO NOT ALLOW THE ESTIMATION. FOR ACCURACY. SO THEY DO NOT PROVIDE THAT.

>> THANK YOU, . >> BARBARA, WITH THE TOPIC OF DATA. I THINK IT IS ACCURATE. THAT PERHAPS WHAT WE ARE LEAST CONFIDENT ABOUT IS KINDERGARTEN ENROLLMENT 10

YEARS FROM NOW. >> RIGHT.

>> WE CAN BE MORE CONFIDENT IF A STUDENT IS ALREADY IN THE SYSTEM. WE CAN BE MORE CONFIDENT ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL ENROLLMENT FURTHER OUT. THEN WE CAN ABOUT ELEMENTARY . BECAUSE

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>> PRETTY CONSISTENT ON THE PROGRESSION. CORRECT.

>> CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT THE FLOW ANALYTICS IS READILY AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY? I KNOW IT IS ATTACHED. I KNOW IT IS OUT THERE. BUT NO - BUT UNDERSTAND.

>> ABSOLUTELY. WE CAN CERTAINLY PUT IN MULTIPLE PLACES ON OUR WEBSITE. WE HAVE SHARED IT WITH OUR BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

AND IT WILL BE POSTED IN OUR FACILITATOR ADVISORY. BUT ALSO WE CAN POST IT ON OUR BUDGET UPDATE PAGE, AS WELL.

>> WE COULD EVEN LINK IT IN OUR COMMUNICATION THAT GOES

OUT. >> YES. WE CAN DO THAT.

>> BARBARA, WHEN WE ARE WORKING WITH FLOW PROJECTIONS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CHANGED IN THE REPORT THIS YEAR. AND WHY THE LONG TERM PROJECTION CHANGED SO MUCH. THE ASSUMPTIONS CHANGED.

IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON? HOW ARE THEY MAKING THE DETERMINATION TO CHANGE THE ASSUMPTION? LONG-RANGE PROJECTION. IT HAS TO BE BASED ON SOMETHING . IT IS A METHODOLOGY. A FORMULA. BUT THERE IS AN UNDERLYING .

>> HOW THEY EXPLAINED IT TO US. THEY REALLY ASSUMED -- USED TO BE PRE-PANDEMIC. WE WOULD GET 90% OF OUR KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS ENROLLING. BUT THEY MADE AN ASSUMPTION. THAT TREND WOULD QUICKLY CHANGE BACK TO PRE-PANDEMIC TRENDS. WITH JUST ONE MORE YEAR OF DATA, IT HAS NOT CHANGED. THEY WOULD CHANGE THE ASSUMPTION. BASED ON HOW SOON THAT WOULD HAPPEN.

AND EVEN IN THE OUT YEARS, THEY ARE STILL PROJECTING A RETURN.

NOT TO THE EXACT OF 92%. BUT THEY ARE PROJECTING A HIGHER RETURN TO DATA. OR A HIGHER PERCENTAGE. TIME WILL TELL.

BUT THEY DO BELIEVE THAT FAMILIES WILL SHIFT AND COME BACK TO THE FURTHER AWAY WE GET FROM THE PANDEMIC. AND THERE IS NO FORMULA FOR WHAT HAPPENS AFTER A PANDEMIC.

RIGHT? SO THEY ARE USING THEIR BEST JUDGMENT AS DEMOGRAPHERS.

AND THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE DOING.

>> IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY. WE WORKED WITH THEM IN THE PAST, THEY CONSISTENTLY SAY THERE IS NO WAY TO MODEL SOCIAL

BEHAVIOR. >> RIGHT.

>> TRULY. SO I UNDERSTAND . THE QUESTIONS AROUND THIS. IT IS A VERY STARK DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LAST YEAR'S PROJECTION AND THIS YEAR'S PROJECTION. AND LONG-TERM. THE SHORT-TERM SEEMS TO BE MORE CONSISTENT. THE NEXT FIVE, OR SIX YEARS.

>> RIGHT. >> THANK YOU, SO MUCH.

>> THE NEXT ITEM ARE THE DEPOSITIONS. I WILL TURN THIS

OVER TO LISA GUTHRIE. >> EACH YEAR, THE WASHINGTON STATE DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION IS THE BODY THAT WE, AS SCHOOL DIRECTORS ALL BELONG TO. THERE ARE 77 OF US ACROSS THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. AND WE MAINTAIN A CATALOG OF POSITIONS. THERE IS LEGISLATIVE POSITIONS. AND PERMANENT POSITIONS. AROUND DATED VALUES. INCONSISTENT VALUES THAT THEY AGREED TO OR ADOPT. WHERE AS THE LEGISLATIVE POSITIONS ARE MORE AROUND FUNDING. THAT IS HOW WE CAN FUND THOSE VALUES. AND IT ALLOWS THEM TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF OF ITS MEMBERSHIP. AS DOES COME UP IN THE LEGISLATURE. AT THIS TIME,

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THIS IS TO BROADEN THE POSITION THAT IT CURRENTLY TALKS ABOUT ELECTRIC VEHICLES. OR SUPPORTING FUNDING FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES. THE POSITION EXPANDS IT TO BE MORE GENERAL. AND EVEN BEYOND JUST VEHICLES. ALSO PART OF INFRASTRUCTURE, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. NOT JUST VEHICLES. THE DRIVERS , AND THE MECHANICS WHO IS GOING TO BE WORKING ON THESE VEHICLES. SOME EXCEPTIONS. ALSO HEATING SYSTEMS AND COOKING SYSTEMS. MOVING AWAY - RIGHT NOW, THE CURRENT IS PETROLEUM-BASED. FOR HEATING, AND COOKING AND BROADENING THAT TO AND INCLUDING NATURAL GAS , AND METHANE POWERED INFRASTRUCTURE, AS WELL. THE SECOND POSITION . PROPOSING REVISIONS TO AN EXISTING LEGISLATIVE POSITION. FUNDING SAFE AND CONTEMPORARY SCHOOL BUILDINGS. THIS IS AN ENTIRE LIST. IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE A WISH LIST. WHAT WE WOULD WANT TO FUND. THE PROPOSAL IS TO ADD ONE BULLET POINT. THAT ALLOWS SCHOOLS AND SUPPORT USING NON-VOTED DEBT. FOR NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS. RIGHT NOW THERE IS AN RCW LAW. ALLOWS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS USING NON-VOTED DEBT FOR EVERYTHING. AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE ADDITIONS, FOR EXAMPLE. TO POTENTIALLY TO BUILD . BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT NEW BUILDINGS. THEY ARE ADDITIONS TO EXISTING BUILDINGS. USING NON- VOTED DEBT. WE CAN GET STARTED ON CONSTRUCTION, SOONER. AND GET CHILDREN IN MODERN BUILDINGS SOONER. ALSO SAVING ON CONSTRUCTION COSTS. THIS WOULD BE ABLE TO FUND NEW BUILDINGS FROM THAT. DIRECTLY RELATED TO HOSPITAL 2411 THAT THE DOCTOR SPOKE ABOUT THE LAST MEETING THAT WE TRIED TO GET THROUGH ON THIS SESSION. BUT WE DID NOT QUITE GET THERE. THIS WOULD BE ADDING SUPPORT. THIS IS NOT UNIQUE TO LAKE WASHINGTON AT ALL. ANYBODY COULD LEVERAGE THIS ACROSS WASHINGTON. AND THE FINAL PROPOSAL. IT IS IN ONE DOCUMENT. IT IS AROUND ILLITERACY. IT IS TWO SEPARATE POSITIONS. THESE ARE NEW POSITIONS. ONE IS A PERMANENT POSITION ONE IS A LEGISLATIVE POSITION. THE PERMANENT ESSENTIALLY AFFIRMS LITERACY AS A CIVIL RIGHT. AND REALLY RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF LITERACY TO EVERYTHING OUR STUDENTS DO IN THE BUILDINGS. AND IN LIFE, GOING FORWARD. IN THE SECOND POSITION IS A LEGISLATIVE POSITION SPECIFIC TO FUND BEING. EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES, CURRICULUM, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. EVERYTHING TO IMPLEMENT QUALITY, LITERACY. AND THIS IS MUCH CREDIT TO SARAH FROM THE SCHOOL AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE ARE HOPING THAT BOTH THESE POSITIONS CAN BE MOVED FORWARD TOGETHER. AS WE GO TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY. SO YES. THAT IS A SUMMARY OF THE POSITIONS THAT ARE BEFORE YOU. SO WE NEED TO VOTE TO ADOPT THEM. THAT IS PART OF THE PROCESS. THAT IS WHAT WE ARE HERE TO DO. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS?

>> THANK YOU, SO MUCH FOR THAT SUMMARY . AND ALL OF YOUR WORK.

WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT AND WE ARE EXCITED. TO PUT THESE POSITIONS FORWARD. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

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>> NOT ANY CONTENT BUT ON THE PROCESS. WHAT TYPE OF MOTION WE WOULD NEED? I DO NOT EVEN KNOW THE VERB.

>> ADOPT OR PROPOSE. >> OKAY.

>> AND THAT WOULD BE BEFORE OUR NEXT MEETING.

>> WOULD ADOPT THEM AS OUR POSITIONS TO BE SUBMITTED. FOR CONSIDERATION. FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

>> WE ARE DEPUTIZING DIRECTOR GUTHRIE. TO MOVE FORWARD THESE AS OFFICIAL POSITION. THAT THE LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS SUPPORTING. SO THAT IS WHY WE

ARE ADOPTING THEM. >> THANK YOU.

>> I WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT PROPOSED POSITIONS FOR CLIMATE IMPACTED ASSISTANT. DAVE CONTEMPORARY SCHOOL BUILDINGS. AND THE THREE POSITIONS UNDER LITERACY, AS

PRESENTED. >> AND SO MOVED. THANK YOU.

>> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION?

>> ONE THING I DID WANT TO MENTION. THANK YOU TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT PROVIDED FEEDBACK ON THE IMPACT MITIGATION ASSISTANCE POSITION. IT WAS JUST LAST MINUTE. VERY IMPORTANT CLARIFICATIONS. AND THAT CAME IN A LITTLE BIT LATE BUT THAT ARE STILL APPRECIATED.

>> HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. THIS HAS BEEN MOVED . AND THE SECOND BY LINDSEY YOCUM. THE BOARD WILL ADOPT THE PROPOSED POSITIONS FOR CLIMATE IMPACT MITIGATION ASSISTANT, AND LITERACY AS PRESENTED. ALL IN FAVOR?

>> AYE. >> THIS MOTION CARRIES.

>> I THINK THAT WE WILL GO AHEAD AND PROCEED TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM. AND THEN TAKE A QUICK RECESS.

>> LET US TO TAKE A BREAK RIGHT NOW. THE BOARD WILL RECESS FOR 10 MINUTES. AND WE WI READY TO RESUME OUR MEETING. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA.

IS AN UPDATE ON THE SUSTAINABILITY POLICY PROCESS.

PREVIOUS AND PRESENT AND FUTURE. SO WHAT THAT IS CURRENTLY TITLED WITH OUR SUSTAINABILITY POLICY. AS I WAS GOING BACK THROUGH THIS. I ALSO WENT BACK TO ALL OF THE HISTORY OF THE WORK OF THE BOARD. AND I THINK IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO PROVIDE A HOLISTIC UPDATE. AND ALL OF THAT AND WHERE WE HAVE BEEN, AND WHERE WE ARE TODAY. THE PLAN, GOING FORWARD. THE BOARD DISCUSSED THIS ON THE FEBRUARY, 2023 EXTENDED STUDY POSITION ON A SATURDAY. WE RECEIVED AN UPDATE. IT ALSO THE DISTRICT PASSED, AND PREVENTS . FOR OPERATIONS AND CURRICULUM. THEY ALSO REVIEWED COMMUNITY FEEDBACK. WHICH WE ALSO DID THROUGH THE PROCEEDINGS IN WRITING AND PUBLIC COMMENT. LEADING TO THE SUSTAINABILITY.

THE CURRENT POLICIES , VALUES, AND CONSIDERATIONS. FOR EVALUATING WHETHER ADDITIONAL POLICY WORK WAS NEEDED FOR SUSTAINABILITY. AND MAY, 2023 STUDY CONTINUED ITS DISCUSSION RELATED TO VALUES. AND SUSTAINABILITY, AND POLICIES FROM SEVEN DIFFERENT DISTRICTS. LOCATED WITHIN AND OUTSIDE WASHINGTON. AT THE JUNE, 2023 BOARD MEETING. THEY WANTED A SUSTAINABILITY POLICY COMMITTEE. THAT WAS COMPRISED OF TWO BOARD MEMBERS, TWO COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND ONE OF OUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES AND TWO STAFF MEMBERS. THE SUSTAINABILITY POLICY COMMITTEE MET AT THE END OF SUMMER, 2023. TO REVIEW THE BOARDS VALUE AND FEEDBACK FROM THE TWO

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AND HE RECEIVED FEEDBACK FROM STUDENTS ON VALUES AND IDEAS FOR POLICY WORK. THE COMMITTEE MET THE FOLLOWING DAY ON THE 27TH. TO REVIEW THE INPUT. PROVIDE FURTHER INPUT. THEY COMMITTED THE FIRST ROUGH DRAFT AT THE OCTOBER 10, 2023 MEETING. THAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD AT THE OCTOBER, 2023 STUDY SESSION. ON THAT, THEY REVIEW THE PRIOR CONSIDERATIONS AND VALUES. THE DISCUSSION AND PROVIDED INPUT ON THE COMMITTEE'S DRAFT POLICY LANGUAGE. THEY ALSO PROVIDED RECOMMENDED QUESTIONS. FOR POLICY TO EXPLORE FUTURE STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS. THE SUSTAINABILITY PARTICIPATED IN FURTHER STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS. WITH TEACHERS AND STAFF. FOR 2023. AND DECEMBER 5TH, 2023 . AGAIN WITH STUDENTS ON DECEMBER 5TH, 2023. THE DRAFT POLICY WAS SHARED WITH THE BOARD'S CONVERSATION FROM THE OCTOBER 23RD, 2023 STUDY SESSION. ON FEBRUARY 21ST, 2024. THE SUSTAINABILITY POLICY GROUP MET AGAIN. THEY REVIEW THE STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT.

PROVIDED INPUT ON REVISIONS TO THE DRAFT POLICY. AND DETERMINED TO SEND IT TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW. POTENTIAL ACTION. AND ON THE 15TH, TWO WEEKS AGO AT OUR EXTENDED STUDY SESSION. THEY PROVIDED FEEDBACK ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE POLICY.

IT IS FAIR TO SAY THAT WAS A BUST IN A SPIRITED CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD. AND I WOULD ALSO SAY. THE BOARD CARES DEEPLY ABOUT THIS WORK. ONLY WANTS TO PUT THEIR BEST FOOT FORWARD FOR WHAT WILL BE AN INITIAL EFFORT ON POLICYMAKING. BUT IT WAS REQUESTED THAT THEY BRING BACK THE POLICY TO THE COMMITTEE. TO ALIGN WITH THE EXISTING POLICY . AND WELL HONORING THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE AND THE FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY. ALSO DR. JOHN HOLMEN BEGIN TO DO SOME WORK ON ANTICIPATION OF ADOPTION OF THIS POLICY. IN THIS ACADEMIC WE CAN GET WORK ON PROPOSALS AND MONITORING STANDARDS.

WHICH IS THE DR. JOHN HOLMEN RESPONSIBILITY IN OUR GOVERNING BOTTLE. WE ARE TARGETING A MEETING IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS SO THAT DR. JOHN HOLMEN CAN DO SOME WORK PRIOR TO THE MEETING.

IT REMAINS THE EXPECTATION . THE FIRST EFFORT WILL BE ADOPTED ON THIS ACADEMIC YEAR. SO WE CAN BE PUBLICLY MONITORED NEXT YEAR. FOR ADDITIONAL COMMITTEE FEEDBACK. AN EXPLORATION INTO THE POLICY AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF IT. WE ARE STILL TARGETING A FIRST READING OF THE POLICY AT A BOARD MEETING IN MAY. THEY CAN EXPECT TO HEAR FURTHER UPDATES AT THE APRIL 15, 2024 MEETING. WHAT THAT WILL BE WILL DEPEND ON THE CONVERSATION. ONE THAT WILL BE WITH THE SUSTAINABILITY

POLICY. >> THANK YOU FOR THE VERY THOROUGH UPDATE. IF THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. THIS IS A FIRST READING. THERE ARE PROPOSED CHANGES TO SPECIFICALLY HOW WOULD WE DO

PUBLIC COMMENTS. >> SO I TOOK THE DRAFT CHANGES AND PUT THEM INTO A PRESENTATION. JUST TO SHARE THE PROPOSED CHANGES. FOR A FIRST READING TONIGHT. THE FIRST CHANGES TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF GP THREE .

TO MODIFY THE TIME ALLOCATION. FROM THREE MINUTES TO TWO MINUTES PER SPEAKER. THAT DOES NOT CHANGE THE OVERALL TIME THAT THE BOARD WILL RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENT. THAT IS A DURATION OF 30 MINUTES. THE SECOND IS ABOUT SUBSTITUTING.

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ALL SPECIAL MEETINGS WILL NEED TO BE AT A MINIMUM . AUDIO BROADCASTS. FOR LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THOSE WOULD NEED TO FOLLOW THE SAME RETENTION RULES. AS REGULAR BUSINESS MEETINGS. SO THOSE ARE THE UPDATES TO THE POLICY. THE BOARD IS CONSIDERING TONIGHT.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF WE CAN GO BACK. DR. JOHN HOLMEN.

TO THE SECTION. I WANTED TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF EXPLANATION ABOUT SOME OF THESE CHANGES QUICKLY. THE REASON THERE WAS CONSIDERATION OR DEBATE ABOUT CHANGING THE TIME ALLOCATION FROM THREE MINUTES TO TWO MINUTES. IT WAS REALLY MORE AROUND TRYING TO GET AS MANY PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. UNFORTUNATELY, WE DO NOT HAVE UNLIMITED TIME TO LISTEN TO PUBLIC COMMENT AT EACH OF OUR BOARD MEETINGS. OUR MEETINGS COVER A LOT OF THINGS WE CANNOT DEDICATE MORE THAN 30 MINUTES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. AND WE FIND THAT WE DO HAVE MORE THAN 10 SPEAKERS THAT SIGN UP TO PARTICIPATE. IN AN EFFORT TO ADHERE AND HEAR FROM MORE PEOPLE THAT MADE THE EFFORT TO SIGN UP AND COMMENT. WE HAVE DECIDED TO TRUNCATE FROM THREE MINUTES TO TWO MINUTES. IN THAT EFFORT. WHEN WE LOOK TO OTHER BOARD MEETINGS AROUND OUR AREA. WE WILL WANTED TO SEE WHAT OTHER COMMUNITIES ARE DOING. WE FOUND THAT IN GENERAL, TWO MINUTES SEEMS TO BE THE AMOUNT THAT WAS ALLOTTED. THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASON. WE WANTED TO LOOK AT

OUR POLICY. LINDSEY YOCUM? >> ON THE THIRD POINT.

REGARDING POSTED COMMENTS. WE ARE ADDING A WRITTEN COMMENT.

THAT WOULD CONSTANT BE A QUANTIFY WRITTEN COMMENT. SO POSSIBLY MORE WRITTEN COMMENT ON NOT EXCEEDING MORE THAN TWO MINUTES. RATHER THAN PUTTING A MINUTES TIME TO THAT. LET ME ALSO HIGHLIGHT. THE COMMUNITY CAN EMAIL AT ANY TIME. THIS IS JUST STRICTLY THE POLICY EFFORTS RELATED TO PUBLIC COMMENT. I JUST WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT THERE, TOO.

>> I WANTED TO CLARIFY FOR THE PUBLIC, AS WELL. SUBSTITUTING AT A BOARD MEETING SPECIFICALLY IN THE CONFUSION IT CAUSES.

FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE. AND THE COMMUNITY. IT NEEDS TO BE CLEAR WHO IS GIVING THE PUBLIC COMMENT AND WHAT THEIR TOPIC IS. WE WOULD HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF UNDERSTANDING THAT AND PREPPING BEFORE . REACHING OUT TO THE INDIVIDUAL AFTERWARDS.

>> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? >> I WAS HEARING THAT THERE

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>> I CONCUR. I THINK THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. ANY OTHER

THOUGHTS? >> YES. MARK STUART?

>> FOR THE MODIFICATION. IT IS DIFFICULT FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO GET THREE MINUTES SQUEEZED IN. AND I UNDERSTAND THERE IS FEEDBACK. AT THE PODIUM. IT DOES MAKE THE SPEAKER SLOW DOWN. I WOULD SUGGEST. THAT I COULD CARE LESS ABOUT WHAT THE OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS TIME A LOT. BUT IF WE WANT 15 PEOPLE SPEAK? I WOULD SAY THREE MINUTES AND DO IT FOR 45 MINUTES. WE COULD AFFORD 15 MINUTES OUT OF OUR LIVES. TO ALLOW FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

>> I THINK THE SUGGESTION FROM LINDSEY YOCUM. THE LINK. AN ATTEMPT TO MEASURE THE SUGGESTED APPROPRIATE LENGTH OF WRITTEN COMMENT IS WISE. I GUESS IT IS A PROCESS QUESTION.

WE HAD A FIRST READING TONIGHT. AND IF THERE IS SOME REVISIONS, WE CAN MAKE THE REVISIONS AND BRING IT FORTH FOR A SECOND TIME. OR MOVE TO AMEND IT?

>> BECAUSE IT IS A FIRST READING, IF IN GENERAL. THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO SEE A SECOND READING HAVE THE UPDATE.

WE WOULD BRING THAT FORWARD FOR BOARD ACTION. AND THE BOARD WOULD NEED TO DECIDE. IF WE WANTED TO SET THE AGENDA.

>> I WOULD SUGGEST TWO PAGES. AND MAYBE 900 WORDS .

>> I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO CLARIFY. THIS IS SPECIFICALLY REGARDING THE WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT. WE ARE NOT TRYING TO LIMIT ANY COMMUNICATION THAT IS BEING BROUGHT TO THE BOARD.

THIS IS WHAT IS BEING UPLOADED AND POSTED. THEREFORE, HISTORICALLY. AND CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG. HISTORICALLY WE'VE HAD SOME ASKS OF TERABYTES OF DATA TO BE UPDATED. PHYSICALLY, THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR US TO ACCOMMODATE. THE REASON THIS IS COMING UP IS NOT NECESSARILY BEING A RESPONSE TO ANYBODY SPECIFIC. BUT MORE ALONG THE LINES OF TRYING TO GET A GRASP OF WHAT WE CAN ACTUALLY DO. AND STANDARDIZING THE PROCESS FOR EVERYONE. BUT AS LINDSEY YOCUM MENTIONED. FEEL FREE TO EMAIL US AT ANY TIME.

OR EVEN ASKED TO MEET WITH US. SO NO ATTEMPT TO LIMIT OR SILENCE OR DISCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM REACHING OUT. BUT JUST TRYING TO NAIL DOWN THIS PROCESS. AND GETTING THOSE VOICES HEARD AS MUCH IS POSSIBLE. ANYONE ELSE?

>> MARK STUART? >> I DO NOT RECALL. PERHAPS JOHN COULD HELP US. AND IN BROADCASTING, THEY ESTIMATE THE NUMBER OF WORDS PER MINUTE IS USUALLY SPOKEN BY THE AVERAGE SPEAKER. OR I CAN ASK MY WIFE.

>> JUST TO BE CLEAR. THERE IS NO LIMIT ON THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE CAN EMAIL US. OR TO SPEAK. THIS IS REALLY ISOLATED TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT TIME. AND TO TRY IS GET AS MANY VOICES IN THIS PARTICULAR ROOM CAN BE HEARD. WE ARE ALWAYS OPEN FOR

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EMAILS. AND CONVERSATIONS. >> ALWAYS EMAIL US ON OUR WEBSITE. AND GO TO THE THIRD TAB. AND A SELECT BOARD MEMBERS AND WE ARE ALL THERE.

>> THANK YOU. THIS WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD TO OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING. THE PLAN IS TO BRING IT FORWARD ON OUR CONSENT. IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS? WE CAN DO THAT OFF-LINE. MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING. THE BOARD SUMMARY FOR RESULTS. THANK YOU TO VICE PRESIDENT FOR WRITING THIS. FOR THE DISCUSSION ON OUR MARCH 4TH, 2024 BOARD MEETING. IF THERE ARE NOT ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS SUMMARY? I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE

THIS. AS PRESENTED. >> SO MOVED.

>> ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION WE WILL PROCEED TO VOTE. IT IS BEEN MOVED BY LISA GUTHRIE AND SECONDED BY ERIC LALIBERTE. AND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?

>> AYE. HEARING ON, THIS CARRIES. WE HAVE QUITE A FEW OF THESE. SO NEXT BOARD SUMMARY FOR MONITORING REPORT ACADEMIC CONTENT KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS. AND BASED ON THE BOARDS DISCUSSION ON OUR DECEMBER 5TH BOARD MEETING. AND NOW I WILL ENTERTAIN A RESULTS FOR MONITORING REPORT, ACADEMIC CONTENT KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS. VICE PRESIDENT ERIC LALIBERTE?

>> IN PARTICULAR, I JUST APPRECIATE THE DIRECTION BEING VERY PRECISE AND DIRECT. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

>> ANYTHING ELSE? >> I MOVE FOR APPROVAL. ANY DISCUSSION? THIS IS BEEN MOVED BY VICE PRESIDENT ERIC LALIBERTE AND DIRECTOR STUART. THAT THE APPROVE THE SUMMARY . AS PRESENTED. ALL IN FAVOR?

>> AYE. THIS MOTION CARRIES. NEXT, WE HAVE THE BOARD SUMMARY FOR MONITORING REPORT THE TREATMENT OF COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. THE REPORT WAS PRESENTED AND APPROVED AT THE JANUARY 2024 BOARD MEETING. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK STUART .

BASED ON THE BOARDS DISCUSSION ON JANUARY 8. IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS? I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MOTION.

AS PRESENTED. >> I MOVE APPROVAL.

>> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING ON, WILL PROCEED TO VOTE. AND IT IS BEEN MOVED BY VICE PRESIDENT AND ERIC LALIBERTE. THAT THE BOARD APPROVED THE SUMMARY FOR TREATMENT OF COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. ALL IN FAVOR?

>> AYE. THIS MOTION CARRIES. IN THE SECOND TO THE LAST ONE.

THE SUMMARY ON THE AGENDA IS FINANCIAL PLANNING. THIS MONITORING REPORT WAS PRESENTED AND APPROVED AT THE NOVEMBER 20TH, 2023 MEETING. THANK YOU VICE PRESIDENT FOR ERIC LALIBERTE. BASED ON THE DISCUSSION ON NOVEMBER 20TH.

IF THERE IS NO FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION . AS PRESENTED.

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>> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, LET US PROCEED TO VOTE. IT HAS BEEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR STUART AND SECONDED BY LISA GUTHRIE. ALL IN FAVOR?

>> AYE. HEARING NONE, THIS CARRIES. LAST BUT NOT LEAST.

THE BOARD SUMMARY FOR MONITORING REPORT COMMUNICATION AND ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY. THIS REPORT WAS PRESENTED AND APPROVED AT THE NOVEMBER 6, 2023 MEETING. THANK YOU TO DIRECTOR STUART BASED ON THE DISCUSSION OF NOVEMBER 6TH. IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS? LET ME

MOVE A MOTION. AS PRESENTED. >> I MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

>> CTE . SECOND.. ANY DISCUSSION?

>> AND THIS IS BEEN MOVED BY VICE PRESIDENT ERIC LALIBERTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE.

>> HEARING ON, THIS CARRIES. THANK YOU, SO MUCH FOR THAT.

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>> SOMETHING WE WANT TO START DOING AT THE CONCLUSION OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD EXTENDED STUDY SESSION. JUST TO LOOP BACK.

WITH A REVIEW OF WHAT THE BOARD DID. I KNOW WE ALL WALKED AWAY FEELING LIKE WE SPENT THE MAJORITY OF TIME WITH THE CONSTRUCTION PLANNING. SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM. THAT IS TRUE. THE BOARD DID A LOT OF OTHER WORK. IT WAS INTERESTING TO MOVE THROUGH AND DOCUMENT ALL OF IT. LET ME REMIND UP TWO DISTINCT OPENING ACTIVITIES THAT WE DID. NOT SPECIFICALLY OF ONE ITEM. WE ALWAYS REMIND OURSELVES OF OUR VALUES.

BECOMING MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT SPENDING TIME. WE SPENT TIME IN ACTIVITY LED BY A SUPERINTENDENT ABOUT UNDERSTANDING . AND HOW THAT SHOWS UP FOR EACH OF US IN OUR DISCUSSION AND CONVERSATIONS AND DECISION-MAKING. JUST TO BE AWARE OF THAT. AND ON SATURDAY WE STARTED THE DAY WITH A DISCUSSION. AND AGAIN, A TOPIC THAT I DO NOT THINK WE HAVE EVER DISCUSSED. SO JUST HAVING THAT IN THE ROOM. AND HAVING THAT BE A POINT OF DISCUSSION. I THINK IT WAS REALLY POWERFUL.

I REALLY APPRECIATE MY TEAM FOR PROVIDING THOSE TWO OPENING ACTIVITIES. JUST TO RE-GROUND US. FOR THE SET, FOR THE DAY.

WE DID SPEND SOME TIME TALKING ABOUT REPORTS AND REPORT SUMMARIES. THE ENTIRE BOARD WAS ON THE SAME PAGE. IN TERMS OF EXPECTATIONS. ONE THING THAT WE DID TALK ABOUT WAS CLARIFICATION OF THE PURPOSE OF THE BOARD. WRITING A SUMMARY.

TO MEMORIALIZE THE DISCUSSION. BUT IT IS ALSO DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATION. IT IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE BOARD'S OVERALL GOVERNANCE . IN THE PROCESS. A DISCUSSION OF HOW DO WE CREATE CONSISTENCY. WITH THE BOARD SUMMARY. FIRST, IT IS REPRESENTING THE HOLISTIC CONVERSATION. AND IT SHOULD BE THE VOICE OF THE ENTIRE BOARD.

THAT IS A VERY DIFFICULT THING FOR AN INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBER TO CAPTURE. IT IS ABOUT EVALUATING THE CONVERSATION AND UNDERSTANDING ONE OF THOSE COMPONENTS. AND WITH CONSISTENCY AND THE BOARD SUPPORT. THERE WERE STRATEGIES SUCH AS GOING BACK AND WATCHING THE DISCUSSION. TO UNDERSTAND WHO IS IN AGREEMENT, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. AND THE OTHER PIECE ABOUT CONSISTENCY. IT IS ABOUT BEING SPECIFIC AND DIRECT. I THINK THAT WAS SPECIFICALLY COMING FROM YOUR SUPER AND ATTENDANT. BEYOND THE VOICE HE DOES NOT PROVIDE A LEVEL OF DIRECTION THAT I THINK THE BOARD IS INTENDING. AND THE WAR THAT WE HAVE OFTEN TOSSED AROUND IS THE WORD CONSIDERATE. AND IT WANTS US TO CONSIDER, WE WILL DEFINITELY

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AND ALSO INDICATING ACCOMMODATIONS, SUGGESTIONS, FINDINGS, AND ACTION ITEMS. ALSO CONSENT TO MONITORING.

AGAIN TO PROVIDE CONSISTENCY FOR THE ENTIRE BOARD. CLARITY OF THE PROCESS. THAT THE BOARD PROVIDES CONSISTENT STATEMENTS AROUND THE MONITORING REPORT. GETTING APPROVED. THERE WAS A SPECIFIC DIRECTION PROVIDED . BECAUSE THERE'S NOT BEEN A DISCUSSION. DIRECTOR STUART FOUND THAT UNIQUELY CHALLENGING. WHEN HE WAS TRYING TO READ A SUMMARY ON A CONSENT MONITORING REPORT. QUESTIONS FROM BOARD MEMBERS CAN ALWAYS BE ANSWERED BY MYSELF, OR MY TEAM. IN THE BOARD ALSO RECOGNIZING THAT THERE IS BENEFIT TO HAVE EACH POLICY PUBLIC ON A PERIODIC BASIS. GOING TOO MANY YEARS WITHOUT PUBLICLY MONITORING . THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE BOARD IS NOT INTERESTED IN. THE BOARD TALKED ABOUT ATTENDING COMMUNITY EVENTS. THIS WAS AN INTERESTING DISCUSSION. IT ALSO SHOWS INTEREST THAT THEY ARE IN WITH ENGAGEMENT. THE ISSUE OF CONCERN. GIVEN OUR REQUIREMENTS, HOW DOES THE BOARD INADVERTENTLY IMPACT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS BY HAVING A QUORUM. A NON- DISTRICT MEETING. SO THAT WAS TO SUMMARIZE THE ISSUE AND CONCERN. ONE OF THE THINGS I AM DOING IS REACHING OUT TO LEGAL COUNSEL. TO REALLY UNDERSTAND IF THE PARTNERS HAS AN EVENT. HOW IS THAT OKAY AND NOT OKAY.

IF THE BOARD HAS CLARITY ON THAT. WE ALSO DISCUSSED OTHER METHODS. REALLY BEING CLEAR OF WHAT OFFENSE THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE ATTENDING. SO WE WILL HAVE THAT FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

WE TALKED ABOUT OPERATIONAL EXPECTATIONS NUMBER THREE, NUMBER NINE. WE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE PROPOSED POLICY. AND OF THE MERITS OF THAT LANGUAGE. THE BOARD REQUESTED A FIRST READING OF IT. THEY ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ASPECT. AROUND OE THREE, OE NINE AND THE PREFERENCE SEEMS TO BE TO HAVE A FIRST AND SECOND READING . FOR THIS ACADEMIC YEAR. DO MORE THOROUGH ENGAGEMENT NEXT YEAR. WITH THE POLICY. KNOWING THAT THE CURRENT PROPOSED LANGUAGE IS FAR SUPERIOR TO THE LANGUAGE THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY MONITORING. IT MIGHT NOT BE THE FINAL PROJECT . IN THE BOARD WILL DO THAT ENGAGEMENT NEXT YEAR. CURRENTLY THE FIRST READING IS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 15, 2024 MEETING. THE BOARD HAD A GOOD, LENGTHY AND ROBUST AND ROBUST DISCUSSION.

SOMETHING IN THAT VEIN. AND THESE ARE THE KEY TAKEAWAYS THAT SHE HAD IN HER EXPERIENCE. IN HER PRESENTATION. WITH SAW THOSE TONIGHT, AS WELL. CURRENT PROJECTIONS, DECLINING BY 7%. OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS. THIS WILL ALSO REQUIRE CONTINUED BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS. AND WE ARE ALWAYS FOREVER TIED TO EACH ONE OF THOSE IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. THE MAJORITY OF NEW DEVELOPMENT IS MULTI FAMILY. WHICH GENERATES A LOWER NUMBER OF STUDENTS. WE ALSO HEARD THERE ARE SOME LOCATIONS THAT DO NOT FOLLOW THAT TREND OR PATTERN. SO MY WONDER. HOW DO WE DO A MORE TRANSPARENT WAY OF IDENTIFYING THOSE LOCATIONS? KNOWING THAT GENERALLY ARE MULTI FAMILY GENERATION RATE IS CONSISTENT, ACROSS THE DISTRICT. OR A TYPICAL MULTI FAMILY UNIT. WE ALSO KNOW THAT RATES ARE DECLINING . THEY ARE NOT PROTECTED TO GOING TO

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AND OTHER STAFFING SHORTFALLS IN OUR CLASSIFIED AREA. BUT THEY ALSO PROVIDED THAT SAME SUPPORT. AND EVEN SOMEWHAT OF AN INCREASE WITH AN ONGOING BUDGET YEAR. 2024, 2025 BUDGET YEAR, AND BEYOND. AND IN OUR BUDGET PLANNING, THE KEY TAKEAWAYS. WE HAD TO REDUCE THE LIST. THEY JUST KEPT GOING ON FOR A WHILE. WE DID REPORT TO THE BOARD. GIVEN THE LACK OF CLARITY THAT WE EVER HAD WITH THE TRANSPORTATION FUNDING MODEL. THE BEST WE CAN DO AROUND NEXT YEAR'S REVENUE IS JUST TO SEE WHAT WE RECEIVED THE PRIOR YEAR. AND THIS YEAR HE CAME IN HIGHER. THAT WAS A HAPPY SURPRISE FOR LAKE WASHINGTON . I KNOW THERE ARE OTHER DISTRICTS HAVE THE EXACT OPPOSITE EXPERIENCE. THEY RECEIVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS LESS AND THERE IS NO EXPLANATION. NOBODY UNDERSTANDS. SO FOR US. IT PUT US IN A POSITIVE PLACE . BUT THAT IS REALLY A DISAPPOINTING MODEL THAT WE WOULD HOPE THE LEGISLATOR CAN TAKE ACTION ON. AN ADDITIONAL STATE THAT I TALKED ABOUT FOR THE 2023, 2024. REDUCING OUR SPENDING GAP. THOSE ARE DOLLARS THAT WE ARE ALREADY SPENDING LOCAL DOLLARS. ADDITIONAL STATE FUNDS MOVING FORWARD. THIS YEAR WE DID HAVE ADDITIONAL REVENUE BASED ON ENROLLMENT . WE ALSO ADDITIONAL EXPENSES TO COVER THE COST OF THAT ENROLLMENT.

INCREASES, SPECIAL PROGRAMS, UTILITY, OVERHEAD COSTS SUCH AS INSURANCE. WE ALSO KNOW THAT OUR STATE REDUCED SLIGHTLY FROM WHAT WAS PROJECTED. THERE WAS ALSO BENEFITS WITH A COST AND AN INCREASE. IT WAS A BIT NEUTRAL. BUT WE DO KNOW THE LOCAL STAFF COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT IS $5 MILLION FOR LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND THE STATE REQUIRED COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT. GIVEN SOME OF THESE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF THIS YEAR'S INCOME AND REVENUE. WE ARE ESTIMATING TO BE ABOUT $5 MILLION HIGHER. THEN WE WERE PROJECTING. AND WITH THE ONGOING INCREASE IN REVENUE. WE ARE STILL ANTICIPATING TO NEW PRODUCTIONS. BUT EVEN LOWER.

WITH A $6 MILLION-$10 MILLION. WE TALKED ABOUT OUR BUILDING EXCELLENCE PLAN. WE HEARD THE OUTCOME OF THAT SPIRITED AND RIGOROUS DISCUSSION. ONE THING WE DID NOT TOUCH ON TONIGHT.

AND THAT WE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD AND WE WILL COMMUNICATE TOMORROW AFTER TONIGHT. WE HAD A DISCUSSION AND A DEBATE AND WE WENT THROUGH A PROCESS TO EVALUATE. WHERE IS THE BEST PLACE TO CITE AN ELEMENTARY? THERE WAS A LOT OF PROSE FOR ELEMENTARY FOR SITE 44. AND EVEN RIGHT WHERE IT IS. AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE DETERMINATION WAS TO CITE THE ELEMENTARY WHERE IT IS CURRENTLY. ON THE SCHOOL SITE.

WE APPRECIATE THE COMMITTEE, THE STAFF PARTICIPATING. REALLY HELPING THE TEAM TO THINK THROUGH ALL OF THE CONSIDERATIONS. AND MANY OF THE CONSIDERATIONS. KNOWING THAT THERE ARE BENEFITS. FOR SUSTAINABILITY POLICY. WE RECEIVED A SPIRITED AND ROBUST UPDATE FROM THAT EARLIER. YOU CAN SEE THE LAST DOES ALIGN WITH THE VICE PRESIDENT ERIC LALIBERTE COMMENT. THAT WE ASKED FOR THE BOARD TO BRING THAT POLICY BACK TO THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE. TO ALIGN THE POLICY WITH GOVERNMENTS. DO NOT LOSE WITH THE COMMITTEE AND THE STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK HAS REFERENCED. FINALLY, TWO TOPICS WE DID NOT GET TO. THAT DOES NOT MEAN THEY WERE NOT IMPORTANT. BUT TIME RAN SHORT.

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>> DR. JOHN HOLMEN. THE EXTENDED STUDY SESSION IS THE ONE OPPORTUNITY IN THE YEAR THAT THE BOARD DEDICATES. AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME. TO WORKING AND LEARNING TOGETHER.

I PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I PARTICULARLY VALUE THAT OPPORTUNITY. TO ENGAGE IN THE EXTENSIVE DIALOGUE. AND THE LEARNING THAT WE ARE ABLE TO DO AND CONTINUE TO FIND REAL VALUE IN THAT EXPERIENCE. THANK YOU FOR SUMMARIZING IT THE WAY THAT YOU DID. WE DID COVER QUITE A BIT OF TOPICS

[H. Public and Community Affairs]

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE TONIGHT. GREAT. AS THIS SESSION WRAPS UP. HISTORICALLY WE GO BACK TO OUR LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM. AND WE LOOK AT THE ALIGNMENT OF ALL OF THE BILLS THAT CAME FORWARD. AND THE ONES THAT PASSED AND THE ONES THAT DID NOT. TWO OF THE LEGISLATIVE/AND WENT FOR US. TONIGHT THE ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT IS HERE TO PROVIDE THAT UPDATE.

THERE IS SOME POSITIVES. BUT THERE ARE ALSO A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE. I KNOW I WAS AT THE PUGET SOUND SUPERINTENDENT MEETING ON FRIDAY. AND REALLY THEY ARE LEADING THE CHARGE ON BEING VERY, VERY SPECIFIC. ABOUT THE TARGETS. AND IN THE NEXT SESSION. TARGETS THAT THE DISTRICTS CAN ALSO GET BEHIND.

I WILL REMEMBER ALL THREE. WHEN WAS SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING. IT JUST FEELS LIKE A FEDERAL AND STATE PROGRAM THAT IS SO DRASTICALLY UNDERFUNDED. IT NEEDS TO BE STOOD UP BY EVERY LOCAL COMMUNITY ACROSS THE STATE. AND AT SOME POINT IT NEEDS TO BE UNACCEPTABLE. WHERE THAT IS THE THING THAT WE ADVOCATE FOR. IT WOULD BE MAKING A GREAT DEAL OF DIFFERENCE FOR EACH STUDENT IN THE ENTIRE STATE OF WASHINGTON.

TRANSPORTATION OF THE OTHER ITEMS. THAT IS REALLY BEING PUT FORWARD. THESE ARE HIGH LEVERAGE LEGISLATIVE ITEMS. WITH THAT, I WILL HAND IT OVER TO BARBARA. WALK US THROUGH THE 2024 LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

>> THANK YOU. THIS IS REALLY OUR SUMMARY AT THE END OF THE SESSION. OUR WRAP-UP. JUST AS A REMINDER. EACH YEAR, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DEVELOPS LEGISLATIVE PLATFORMS. THAT WAS DONE IN THE FALL. AND THE PLATFORM IS THE AREA PRIORITY AND FOCUS. AND WE WOULD MEET WITH THE LEGISLATORS AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SESSION TO CHAIR . SO I WANT TO GO OVER AND WE SUMMARIZE OUR PRIORITIES. AND TELL YOU THE OUTCOME OF THOSE FROM THE SESSION. THIS YEAR WAS A SHORT SESSION. IT BEGAN IN JANUARY AND ENDED MARCH 7TH. THE DISTRICT PROVIDED TESTIMONY , WRITTEN TESTIMONY, LIVE TESTIMONY ON 21 BILLS. THE FIRST WAS DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION. THE PRIORITY WAS TO FULLY FUND SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND STAFFING TO ALIGN WITH INCLUSIONARY PRACTICES.

YOU WILL SEE AN AXE. THE LEGISLATOR DID NOT MEET OUR PRIORITIES. YOU WILL SEE A CHECKMARK. AND SOMETIMES, I WOULD PUT A CHECK IN CHECK. BUT THEY MADE SOME PROGRESS BUT DID NOT GET THERE. THIS YEAR, THE LEGISLATOR DID INCREASE THE

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UNFORTUNATELY, LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT IS 9% OF OUR OVERALL ENROLLMENT. SO THOSE ADDITIONAL FUNDS ONLY HELD 45 DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE . THEY MODIFY THE SAFETY AWARDS.

CLARIFY THE REVIEW PROCESS. THAT IS A MINIMAL AND PACKED NOT MUCH OF A PROGRESS ON SPECIAL EDUCATION. WE ALSO REQUESTED THE UPDATE THE TRANSPORTATION FUNDING FORMULA.

DR. JOHN HOLMEN ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THAT. NO PROGRESS WAS MADE ON THAT. THEY WILL POST ANOTHER STUDY . AND IN MY 30 YEAR CAREER, THE NUMBER OF STUDIES THAT HAVE DONE WITH NO ACTION IS INCREDIBLE. AND ALAS PRIORITY AREA IN THIS WAS THE TEACHER TRAINING. JUST AUTHORIZING ALTERNATIVE TEACHER TRAINING AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS. TO INCREASE OUR ABILITY TO RECRUIT, AND RETRAIN. THERE WERE TWO BILLS ABOUT TEACHER MOBILITY. AND ESTABLISHING LICENSING EQUIVALENCY. ALLOWING FOR STREAMLINED TEACHING FOR OUT-OF-STATE TEACHERS. PROVIDING FUNDING TO OFFER A RESIDENCY PROGRAM. AND THEN CONTRACT WITH A LABOR ORGANIZATION TO FIND A TEACHER RESIDENCY. SIMILAR PROGRESS WAS MADE THERE. I WILL NOT READ ALL OF THESE BILLS BUT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT SOME SPECIAL EDUCATION BILLS THAT WERE OUT THERE. TWO DID PASS. TALK ABOUT MODIFYING A SAFETY NET AWARD. THE IMPACT TO OUR DISTRICT IS VERY SMALL. AND ALSO NOT PENALIZING DISTRICT FOR ERRORS. I THOUGHT THAT WE WERE PENALIZED FOR ABOUT $30,000 LAST YEAR. AND I THINK OTHER DISTRICTS HAD A MUCH HIGHER NONACCEPTANCE RATE.

THAT SHOULD HELP . AND ALSO THE BURDEN OF PROOF FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION DUE PROCESS. THE INTENT IS TO SIMPLY FIND THE PROCESS FOR FAMILIES. SPEED UP THE PROCESS FOR ALL FAMILIES.

THE IMPACT IS TO BE DETERMINED. AGAIN TWO OTHER BILLS RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION THAT DID NOT PASS. AND FREE MEALS DID NOT PASS. IN STUDENT SUPPORT AND ACHIEVEMENT. REQUESTED ADDITIONAL STAFFING ALLOCATIONS AND THE TYPICAL MODEL TO REFLECT. NOT ONLY THE STAFF BUT THE ACTUAL COST OF HIRING A STAFF. THE LEGISLATOR MADE SOME PROGRESS BY PROVIDING A SMALL INCREASE IN THE ALLOCATION MODEL TO REDUCE THE SPENDING GAP. WE ALSO ASKED FOR INCREASING AESOP COST. AND FOR REQUIRING PHYSICAL NOTES. BUT NO PROGRESS WAS MADE IN THOSE AREAS. THIS IS JUST A FEW OF THE STAFFING BILLS. THERE WAS A BILL THAT WAS REQUEST AND A REQUIREMENT. WE USED A COMBINATION OF HYBRID AND SELF PACED TRAINING. THIS WILL HAVE A COST IMPACT ON US WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDING. IN THE OTHER BILL THAT WAS PASSED . AS I MENTIONED, THE STAFFING FOR CLASSIFIED STAFF. AGAIN AN ESTIMATE ABOUT $1 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL REVENUE TO REDUCE THAT SPENDING GAP. AND SOME CURRICULUM AND GRADUATION REQUIREMENT BILLS. A LOT OF THOSE MANDATED CERTAIN EDUCATION IN OUR CURRICULUM.

SUCH AS FINANCIAL EDUCATION IN AGRICULTURE, LITERACY, HOLOCAUST, EDUCATION. THE COMPUTER SCIENCE BILL THAT FAILED. WE ALREADY COMPLIED WITH THAT. THE ONE BILL THAT DID PASS THAT IS BEEN IN THE NEWS RECENTLY. 5462. MANDATES DISTRICTS ADOPT INCLUSIVE CURRICULUM TO INCLUDE HISTORIES, CONTRIBUTIONS AND PERSPECTIVE OF HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED AND UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS.

REQUIRES SCREENING FOR BIASED CONTENT. REQUIRES WSSDA TO DEVELOP MODEL POLICY BY JUNE 2025. DISTRICTS ADOPT ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY BY OCTOBER 2025 .

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>> CAN I TALK ABOUT THAT. >> ABSOLUTELY.

>> IT IS INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THAT LEGISLATION HAS BEEN DISCUSSED. IN THE MEDIA. I WANT TO SAY THAT WE TALKED TO THE ENTIRE BILL TODAY. MUCH OF IT IS HOW ARE WE SCREENING OUR CURRICULUM AT THE OPTION ? AND ENSURING THERE IS REPRESENTATION ACROSS AN ARRAY OF IDENTITY IN OUR CURRICULUM.

SUCH THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE A HOLISTIC EXPERIENCE IN OUR CLASSROOM. AND DR. ROSA TALKED ABOUT MUCH OF THE WORK THEY ARE DOING, ALREADY. IT EXCEEDS WHAT THIS BILL REQUIRES. SUCH AS THE TOOLS WE ARE USING TO SCREEN CURRICULUM. THE EVALUATION OF THOSE CURRICULUM. ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE IN PLACE. TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REDUCE BIAS IN OUR CURRICULUM.

OUR RESOURCES. AND WE REPRESENT INDIVIDUALS FROM HISTORY, ACROSS THE ARRAY OF IDENTITIES. AND IT IS APPROPRIATE FOR STUDENTS AND AGE-APPROPRIATE FOR STUDENTS.

THAT IS IN THE BILL AND LEGISLATION, AS WELL. I FEEL LIKE THIS BILL IS GETTING A LOT OF PRESS. FOR NOT A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE. TO BE HONEST. SOMETHING THIS BILL HAS ALREADY ASKED ACTED US TO DO WITHIN YOUR POLICY. RELATED TO THE ADOPTION OF THE CURRICULUM.

>> AND IN SUSTAINABILITY, WITH TWO GOALS ABOUT DEVELOPING FUNDING MODELS PICS OF THE DISTRICTS CAN TRANSITION TO ZERO EMISSIONS BY 2030. THERE WAS A BILL THAT REPRESENTATIVE PUT OUT ABOUT THE IMPLEMENTATION. THEY BASICALLY GOT RID OF THE IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE. BUT ALSO STATED FUNDING. SO BASICALLY IT SAYS THAT ONCE THE COST OF THESE ELECTRIC VEHICLES BECOMES EQUAL TO THE CURRENT COST.

THAT IS HOW IT WILL GET FUNDED. AND THERE WILL BE A ZERO EMISSIONS GRANT PROGRAM. ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY. AND DISTRICTS OVER 3000 STUDENTS - THAT IS THE NEXT SECTION. BUT OUR ABILITY TO GET GRANTS. WE TEND TO BE A LOWER PRIORITY. WE GET LOW PRIORITY FOR SOME OF THESE GRANTS. THE OTHER WAS IN INCENTIVIZING FUNDING FOR SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. THERE WERE TWO SEPARATE ENERGY ASSESSMENT FUNDS AND GRANT FUNDS. AND AGAIN FOR DISTRICTS WITH GREATER THAN 3000 STUDENTS.

THE GRANTS ARE REALLY JUST FOR THE ASSESSMENT, ONLY. NOT FOR THE ACTUAL IMPLEMENTATION. AGAIN, THE MANDATING OF THE PURCHASE AS I MENTIONED. AN ELECTRICAL SCHOOL BUS. AND UNDER MODERN LEARNING FACILITIES. A LOT OF CONTINUED CONVERSATION ABOUT SIMPLE MAJORITY. THERE WERE BILLS THAT RECEIVED HEARINGS THIS YEAR. A GOOD SIGN BUT THEY ALSO FAILED TO ADVANCE BEYOND THE COMMITTEES. AND LAKE WASHINGTON SPONSORED OUR LOCAL LEGISLATORS TO SPONSOR A CHANGE IN THE NON-VOTED DEBT. REFERRING TO THE LGO BONDS BOTH COMMITTEES CONSIDERED SO WE ARE GOING TO BE MEETING WITH OUR LOCAL LEGISLATORS. THIS WEEK. SO WE WILL BE GETTING FEEDBACK ON STEPS WITH THAT. AND WE MIGHT NEED TO FIND A NEW SENATE SPONSOR FOR NEXT SESSION. FACILITIES AGAIN, SO MAJORITY THAT DID NOT PASS. AND SOME BENEFITS RELATING TO THE SALES TAX THAT WE WOULD GET CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE FUNDING. NONE OF THOSE PAST. AND IN THE AREA OF

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THE TWO THAT DID PASS. CONCERNING PUPIL TRANSPORTATION RELATED TO DISTRICTS THAT CONTRACT OUT FOR BUS SERVICING. SO IT HAD INCREASING STATE FUNDING FOR MSOC ALLOCATIONSAN EQUIVALENT BENEFIT SO THAT DOES NOT APPLY TO LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT. ALSO INCREASING STATE FUNDING FOR MSOC ALLOCATIONS AND $600,000. SO AGAIN, THAT WILL HELP CLOSE THAT GAP AND FOCUS ON THE UTILITIES. AND INSURANCE AND CONTINUED TO IMPROVE. SO WHAT WE DO DURING THE SESSION. MEET WITH LWSD LEGISLATORS BEFORE AND AFTER SESSIONS WITH ADDITIONAL MEETINGS AT THE REQUEST OF REPRESENTATIVES AND I KNOW THERE ARE BOARD MEMBERS COULD SIGN UP FOR THOSE MEETINGS. THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.

CONTINUING TO MONITOR BILLS AND HEARINGS . ADMINISTRATORS PROVIDE TESTIMONY DURING 24 HEARINGS THIS SESSION; SIGNED IN ÊPROÎ FOR ANOTHER 10 HEARINGS . AND ALWAYS WILLING TO FOLLOW UP WITH AN EMAIL OR MESSAGE AS THEY NEEDED INFORMATION. PROVIDED FOLLOW UP AS NEEDED VIA EMAIL OR ADDITIONAL MEETINGS . AND LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR CONVERSATIONS THIS WEEK WITH OUR LEGISLATORS. THAT IS THE

END. >> THANK YOU, VERY MUCH.

>> LISA GUTHRIE? >> YES. SOME OF THE OTHER ITEMS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT COMING OUT OF THIS SESSION.

BRINGING 2411 BACK. AND THINKING ABOUT HOW TO WE TAKE THE LESSONS LEARNED. AND THINKING ABOUT ESPECIALLY IN THIS INTERIM PERIOD. ONE OF OUR BIG LESSONS LEARNED. WE NEED TO WORK WITH OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS. TO REALLY ESTABLISH THOSE CONNECTIONS. THIS BILL HAS BEEN SEEN AS A BUILD WASHINGTON BILL. EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT. THERE ARE OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT WILL BENEFIT. AT THE LAST MINUTE WE REALIZED.

THERE ARE DISTRICTS THAT WILL SUPPORT US ON THIS. CONTINUE TO LAY THE GROUNDWORK. CERTAINLY THAT IS ONE PIECE OF THAT THAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO. ALSO THINKING ABOUT HOW CAN WE ENGAGE WITH OUR COMMUNITY A LITTLE BIT MORE. AROUND THIS LEGISLATION AND THE WORK. SOME FORMATION OF SOME TYPE OF COMMITTEE AROUND ADVOCACY. WE WILL BE ABLE TO BETTER INVOLVE OUR COMMUNITY. FOR EXAMPLE IF WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SPECIAL EDUCATION. IT IS AT A PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY. CERTAINLY, THEY CAN SPEAK TO SOME OF THOSE CHALLENGES. SHE WAS CERTAINLY NOT ALONE. SO HOW CAN WE BETTER LEVERAGE OUR COMMUNITY HERE.

IN SUPPORT OF SOME OF THESE PRIORITIES. THOSE ARE THE NEXT STEPS THAT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT. AND THAT WILL BE LEADING INTO THE NEXT SESSION IN JANUARY.

>> AND THE TIMELINE FOR THE GROUP FORMATION WOULD BE THE

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IMPORTANT. >> LINDSEY YOCUM?

>> PERHAPS COULD BE SOONER THAN THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR? I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN TALK TO GET THEM INTO THE CLASSROOMS NOW. BEFORE SCHOOL IS OUT. IS THERE A BENEFIT? I AM JUST CURIOUS. IF IT IS NOT IDEAL TO MEET IN THE SUMMER. I

AM JUST CURIOUS. >> YES. THERE WOULD BE A BENEFIT. BUT ALSO THE DESIGN . ALSO THE DESIGN THAT FITS WITHIN THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS. STILL WORKING ON THAT

COMPONENT. >> DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE AN

UPDATE? >> DIRECTOR STUART?

>> THE EAST LAKE THESPIAN TROOP CAME HOME , THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW THEY HAVE WON THEIR STATUS. WINNING STATE COMPETITION. AND A NUMBER OF THOSE STUDENTS ALSO CAME IN WITH GOLD MEDALS OR A FIRST-PLACE IN INDIVIDUAL COMPETITIONS. I THINK WE SHOULD RECOGNIZE THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS. THEY SEEM TO CONTINUE TO EXCEL IN THEIR

AREAS. >> THANK YOU. THE NEXT IS

[I. Closing Items]

PRESIDENT ERIC LALIBERTE? >> A BUDGET ADVISORY AND A FACILITIES ADVISORY. ANOTHER BUDGET ADVISORY MEETING WHICH WAS ON MARCH 14TH. THE BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE PROVIDED A PRESENTATION FROM FLOW ANALYTICS ON THE ENROLLMENT FORECAST. THERE WERE SOME GREAT QUESTIONS BY THE BUDGET COMMITTEE MEMBERS. ALSO REALLY GREAT WANDERINGS. HOW DO WE RECONCILE ALL OF THE DEVELOPMENT THAT WE SEE. WITH TRANSIT SHOWING DECLINES IN ENROLLMENT. AND THE BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE ALSO PROVIDED FEED BACK ON THE BUDGET TEAM'S LIVE EVENT FOR THE DISTRICT. THEY HELD IN LATE FEBRUARY OR EARLY MARCH. TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK FOR FUTURE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY. ALSO ARTICULATION OF THE INFORMATION AS WE CONTINUE THE WORK. AND ON THE FACILITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE. WE MET LAST WEEK. THE COMMITTEE RECEIVED AND REVIEWED 30 INPUT ON BOTH THE 2024 RECOMMENDATION FOR THE 2024 LEVY MEASURE. AS WELL IS THE REALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL. ADDITIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CAPACITY FOR THE EASTLAKE DISTRICT. I WOULD SAY THE COMMITTEE WAS SUPPORTIVE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS. ALSO PROVIDING GOOD FEEDBACK. AND HOW WE CAN TALK ABOUT THOSE TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY. ALSO FINALLY WE TOOK A TOUR OF AN ELEMENTARY. THE FACILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE WAS TOURING IT WAS VERY EYE-OPENING. THERE IT IS.

>> LINDSEY YOCUM? >> THE STUDENT AND STAFF PRIOR TO REVIEW A DRAFT OF THOSE TWO PROFILES. IN THE STUDENT PROFILES ARE THE ASPIRATIONAL PART OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN.

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>> LISA GUTHRIE. >> COMMUNITY CONNECTORS MET LAST WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20TH. THIS WAS AN EXTRA MEETING. THE GROUP RE-CENTERED ON THE CURRENT SITUATION. WHEN IT COMES TO COMMUNITY RESOURCE OFFICERS IN WASHINGTON. WALKING THROUGH SOME OF THE HISTORY. AND HOW WE HAVE GOTTEN TO THE CURRENT STATE. SOME OF THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHERE WE ARE GOING.

THE GROUP HAD QUESTIONS LEADING INTO APRIL. THAT IS THE LAST, SCHEDULED MEETING. TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE HOLISTIC SCHOOL SAFETY. AND HOW DO OUR STUDENTS FEEL WITH STUDENT SAFETY. WHAT MAKES THEM FEEL SAFE? AND THE SAME FOR STAFF.

THERE ARE A LOT OF INTERESTING CONNECTIONS THAT I HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT. AS WE ARE ENTERING INTO WORKING AROUND ELTON. ALSO WITH 10 . ELTON. ALSO WITH 10.2 WHICH HAS A COUPLE OF 10 ITEMS. THE SUPER INVITED - THE SUPERINTENDENT WOULD PROVIDE A LOT OF SAFE ENVIRONMENTS. ALSO WHAT THEY CONSIDERED TO BE SAFE. HOW DO WE ENGAGE THOSE COMMITTEE MEMBERS . TO EVEN GET BROADER FEEDBACK FROM OUR COMMUNITY.

IN THE READING ADVISORY COMMITTEE MET. USUALLY MEET IN TWO GROUPS. BUT I WAS THERE ON MARCH 18. THE COMMITTEE HAS BEEN WITH THE FUTURES AND TO ME. NOW THEY ARE EXPANDING FOR OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS. I SPENT A BIG CHUNK OF MY TIME WITH THE PARENTS OF THE DISTRICT. THE COMMITTEE HAS BEEN DOING A LOT OF HOW DO WE BRIDGE THIS GAP. THE READING CURRICULUM THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO ADOPT THIS FALL, 2026 IS THE TIMELINE. TO DATE THEY'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF WORK ON HOW TO MAKE THE BEST OF WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. WITH DEFECTIVE PRACTICES WITH OUR CURRENT CURRICULUM. THIS WAS THE FIRST DAY THAT WE REALLY STARTED TO MOVE INTO WHAT WILL THIS ADOPTION LOOK LIKE. THE COMMITTEE LOOKED THROUGH A NUMBER OF RUBRIC AND ALSO THE ADVISORY SCREENING. SO ALSO DIRECTLY CONNECTED INTO WHAT IT DR. JUST SAID. THE WERE ONE WEEK OUT OF THAT. MOST DEFINITELY THINKING ABOUT REPRESENTATION. AND JUST HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS NOT JUST A SOLID CURRICULUM FOR TEACHING OR READING. BUT ALSO IS GOING TO BE EFFECTIVE IN THE CULTURAL CONTEXT OF OUR DISTRICT. AND YES. I DID LOOK UP THE BOARD POLICY. JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE INDEED REQUIRE THE USE OF THAT TOOL.

IN THE COMMITTEE WAS CALLING OUT WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE WITH THE RUBRICS. DRIVING WHAT WOULD BE A WORK THAT WE USE. YOU REALLY THEY USE . BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE A VOTE IN THIS. WE CLARIFY THAT. TO EVALUATE DIFFERENT CURRICULUM TOOLS. AND WHAT SORTS OF THINGS YOU WANT TO HAVE GOING

FORWARD. >> THANK YOU, VERY MUCH.

BRIEFLY. I WILL GIVE AN UPDATE. THE CAPABLE REVIEW COMMITTEE MET FOR AN EIGHT HOUR SESSION. WE WENT THROUGH THE BEGINNINGS OF A POTENTIAL RECOMMENDATION. AND AFTER ALL THE COLLECTIVE LEARNING THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING AS A GROUP.

WE WILL BE HAVING ANOTHER EIGHT HOUR SESSION. TO CONTINUE THE WORK THAT THIS RECOMMENDATION WILL BRING. THERE IS A LOT OF PASSION BEHIND THIS RECOMMENDATION. AS WELL AS AN INTEREST. WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE SERVING OUR STUDENTS THEY

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BECAUSE OUR NEXT STUDY SESSION IS GOING TO BE A DIVE IN.

BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE THAT ADDITIONAL EIGHT HOUR SESSION FOR THAT. THANK YOU TO THAT GROUP. IT IS A LARGE GROUP. IT IS A LOT OF TIME. AND IT IS A LOT OF WORK. I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S SHOWING UP. AND CURRENT CHEERLEADING.

THERE WAS ALSO A MEETING FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT EVALUATION. BUT I DID MISS THAT ONE. BUT I DID RECEIVE A SUMMARY FROM THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT. AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY DID A FAIR AMOUNT OF WORK. ON CONSENSUS ABOUT WHAT THE GROUP INTEREST WAS. AND BASED OFF THE GROUPS INTEREST AS WELL AS EVALUATING WHAT THE ORIGINAL THOUGHT PROCESS WAS.

WHETHER OR NOT THE CURRENT DAY IS MEETING THOSE ORIGINAL VALUES AND INTERESTS. AND HOW IT ALIGNS WITH THE CURRENT VALUES AND INTERESTS. AND I BELIEVE THE CONCLUSION WAS THAT THIS POINT. IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THEY ARE MEETING THOSE INTERESTS . OF THE ORIGINAL AS WELL AS THE CURRENT. GOING FORWARD, THERE IS WORK TO FIGURE OUT. WHAT IS THE SOLUTION. I WILL SAY THERE IS AN EFFORT TO NOT MAKE THIS A BINARY. OF A SIX PERIODS. VERSUS SEVEN PERIODS. OR COMING INTO THE CONVERSATION, GOING FORWARD . THERE WILL BE ANOTHER MEETING COMING UP. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO JUMPING IN THAT AND PARTICIPATING IN THAT SESSION, AS WELL. NEXT WE WILL BE MEETING ON APRIL 15TH. THAT IS A DATE CHANGE. THE ORIGINAL ON THE CALENDAR . NOW I WILL ENTERTAIN HIM MOTION - I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING. ALL IN FAVOR?

>> THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.