May 20, 2024 May 20, 2024 Board Meeting - 7:00 p.m.

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

[B. Opening Items]

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LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE MAY 20TH, 2024 LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT AND ACCOUNTED FOR, INCLUDING TWO OF OUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES. BOARD MEETINGS WILL CONTINUE TO BE LIVE STREAMED ON THE LWSD WEBSITE AND ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE BOARD MEETING AS WELL. THE PUBLIC ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO EMAIL THE BOARD MEMBERS AT LWSD.ORG . IS THERE A BOARD MEMBER WHO WOULD LIKE TO READ THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT THIS EVENING? I FORGOT TO ASK AHEAD OF TIME. SHIRA AVITAN. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR GUTHRIE.

>> THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT OUR DISTRICT IS ON THE INDIGENOUS LAND OF THE PEOPLES WHO HAVE RESERVED TREATY RIGHTS ON THESE LANDS, INCLUDING THE INDIAN TRIBE. WE THANK THE CARETAKERS OF THIS LAND WHO HAVE LIVED HERE SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL. WE 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 DISSENT WHO -- IT DESCENT, WHO ATTEND OUR SCHOOLS.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR LALIBERTE. ALL THOSE

[C. Recognitions]

HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. TONIGHT WE ARE GOING TO BEGIN WITH OUR RECOGNITION OF THE 2024 WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS REGION 110 AWARDS. DR. HOLMEN.

>> YES. WE ARE GLAD TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE THESE TWO GROUPS AGAIN BECAUSE ON FRIDAY WE ACTUALLY WENT DOWN TO PUGET SOUND TO RECOGNIZE THEM AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE RECOGNIZED THEM HERE IN DISTRICT AS WELL. EACH YEAR, LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT PARTICIPATES IN THE WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS REGION 110 AWARDS. EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT WITHIN THE REGION CAN RECOGNIZE TWO GROUPS. THE SECOND IS THE COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AWARD.

THIS YEAR, LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT SELECTED THREE STUDENTS FROM REDMOND HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE STUDENT LEADERSHIP AWARD AND BELLEVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT . LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AWARD.

BOTH AWARD NOMINEES WERE RECOGNIZED AT THE AWARD CEREMONY AT THE PUGET SOUND ON FRIDAY, MAY 17TH. TONIGHT WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE BOTH OF THESE GROUPS . AT THE CONCLUSION OF OUR RECOGNITION, WE ARE GOING TO ASK THE BOARD TO GET A PICTURE WITH THIS GROUP . WE WILL TAKE A SHORT RECESS TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT AND DO IT WELL. AND THEN IF OUR GROUPS WANT TO EXIT BEFORE THE START OF THE FORMAL MEETING, WE WILL ALLOW THEM TO DO THAT. SO WHEN I CALL THE GROUP UP, PLEASE COME ON UP SO THAT I CAN READ THE SUBMISSION THAT WE PROVIDED .

AND WE HAVE A SLIDE DECK TO ALSO DEMONSTRATE OUR GROUPS.

FIRST , IF THAT GROUP COULD COME UP SO THAT WE CAN RECOGNIZE YOU. LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS PARTNERED WITH SHARED GOAL OF BETTER SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY OF SPANISH-SPEAKING AND LATINX COMMUNITIES. PRODUCES A WEEKLY VIDEO NEWSLETTER THAT PROVIDES MORE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO DISTRICT INFORMATION, ALLOWING FAMILIES TO BETTER SUPPORT THEIR STUDENTS USING TRANCE CREATION INSTEAD OF SIMPLE TRANSLATION. VIDEOS ARE SHARED WITH OUR SPANISH-SPEAKING FAMILIES AS WELL AS POSTED ON YOUTUBE, THE DISTRICT WEBSITE, AND ON FACEBOOK. IN ADDITION TO WEEKLY VIDEOS, THEY ALSO PRODUCE SPECIAL TOPIC VIDEOS ON TOPICS OF INTEREST TO OUR COMMUNITY. PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING. AND OUR STUDENTS, WHO WERE NOT ACTUALLY ABLE TO BE THERE ON FRIDAY WITH US. BUT I ASSURE YOU WE RECOGNIZE YOU THERE AS WELL. IF OUR STUDENTS COULD COME UP AS WELL . THEY HAVE WORKED TO REVITALIZE THE

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WITH THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION, THESE WONDERFUL STUDENTS HAVE SHOWN AND CONTINUED TO SHOW THE IMPORTANCE OF BUILDING COMMUNITY AND ELEVATING OTHERS TO SUCCESS. PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING THESE THREE AMAZING STUDENTS.

OKAY. IF THE BOARD WOULD JOIN ME DOWN FRONT, WE WILL TAKE A QUICK RECESS. FIVE-MINUTE RECESS TO THE PICTURES AND ALL THE CEREMONIAL TYPE THINGS.

[D. Audience Participation]

OUR FIRST PERSON SIGNED UP IS RASHIDA . DID RASHIDA SEND IN AN EMAIL ? COULD I HAVE YOUR NAME? WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP ? YOU HAVE

TWO MINUTES. >> THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT JUNE 18 IS THE START OF , WHICH IS CELEBRATED BY MUSLIMS WORLDWIDE . IT COINCIDES WITH FINALS WEEK . MY ASK FOR THE BOARD IS TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT IS TO ASK THE STAFF AND TEACHERS TO BE ACCOMMODATING TO THESE STUDENTS . IT HAS BEEN AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT YEAR WITH THE KIDS WITNESSING A GENOCIDE.

THEY DESERVE TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE WITH THEIR FAMILIES.

WITH FINALS WEEK, IT IS GOING TO BE VERY CHALLENGING. WHAT I MAY ASK IS THAT SCHOOLS ARE ACCOMMODATING FOR THE STUDENTS AND THEY WORK IT OUT ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS PLEASE. IT HAS BEEN A REALLY DIFFICULT YEAR AND I WOULD LOVE THE STUDENTS TO END THE YEAR ON A HIGH NOTE. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE SECOND PERSON WE HAVE SIGNED UP

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THIS EVENING IS SARAH DUKE. >> OKAY. TWO MINUTES ON MY TIMER. SUPERINTENDENT TARAN, YOU SAID THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS IS OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY, YET WHEN A STUDENT AT HASKELL CREATED AND CIRCULATED VIDEO OF HER DRESSED UP IN ARMY UNIFORM WITH A GUN MOCKING AND PRETENDING TO MURDER PALESTINIANS WITH HER PEERS LAYING ON THE GROUND , WHERE WAS YOUR PUBLIC CONDEMNATION OF THIS? WHEN HE'S LIKE HIGH SCHOOL HAD A POST ON THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE ASKING PARENTS TO BE NICE TO STUDENTS BECAUSE STUDENTS IN PE WALKING IN YOGA CLASS REPORTED BEING VERBALLY HARASSED AND HAD PHOTOS TAKEN BY PARENTS. WHERE WAS YOUR PUBLIC CONDEMNATION OF THIS? YOUR THINLY VEILED BIAS DOES NOT HIDE THE INSTITUTIONAL RACISM THAT YOU UPHOLD. JUST AS YOU FAILED IN LEADERSHIP IN THE WAKE OF GEORGE FLOYD, WHICH RESULTED IN THE RESIGNATIONS OF A SENIOR ADMINISTRATOR AND PRINCIPAL, YOU CONTINUE TO EXHIBIT RACIST ACTIONS . TO THE BOARD, IT IS YOUR JOB TO HIRE AND FIRE THE SUPERINTENDENT AND HIS CABINET. IT IS TIME FOR YOU TO START A NATIONWIDE SEARCH FOR A NEW SUPERINTENDENT WHO BETTER REFLECTS THE DIVERSITY OF THE STUDENT BODY AND VALUES AND RESPECTS STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS. PRESIDENT CHOI, THIS IS NOT A DIALOGUE. A DIALOGUE BY DEFINITION IS A TWO-WAY CONVERSATION. THIS IS A LISTENING SESSION. BY CUTTING THE COMMENTS TO TWO MINUTES AND SENDING A CHASTISING, THREATENING LETTER TO ME, YOU HAVE ONLY DEMONSTRATED YOUR DISDAIN AND CONTEMPT FOR LISTENING TO THOSE YOU ARE ELECTED TO SERVE AND THAT YOU ARE NOT IN A POSITION TO SERVE YOUR COMMUNITY BUT RATHER FOR EXERCISING CONTROL AND POWER , PARTICULARLY AT THE EXPENSE OF THE VOICES OF MARGINALIZED COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN BRINGING ISSUES AS WELL AS SOLUTIONS MONTH AFTER MONTH THAT YOU REFUSE TO TAKE ANY ACTION ON. EVERY CIVIL LIBERTY AND CIVIL RIGHT THAT YOU ENJOY AS AN ELECTED WOMAN HAS BEEN EARNED BY PEOPLE WHO REFUSE TO SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP WHEN THEY WERE TOLD DO. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO LISTEN AND TAKE ACTION, THEN PLEASE STEP DOWN.

>> THANK YOU. THE NEXT PERSON WE HAVE SIGNED UP IS STEPHANIE.

>> HI. I AM STEPHANIE. I AM A PARENT OF A SIXTH GRADER AND A 10TH GRADER AT LAKE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL. I AM HERE FIRST AND FOREMOST TO SAY A HUGE THANK YOU TO THIS BOARD AND TO SUPERINTENDENT HOLMEN FOR THE ENERGY AND CONSIDERATION YOU HAVE GIVEN TO CREATING A SCHOOL BOARD POLICY AROUND SUSTAINABILITY . THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING AND I'M EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ACTION. I KNOW THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF A LONGER ROAD THAT INVOLVES HARD WORK, CREATING A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION . I KNOW MANY OF US HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR YEARS TO BE MORE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS. FOLDING SUSTAINABILITY INTO THE FABRIC OF OUR DISTRICT. IN THE PAST, IT HAS FELT MUCH LIKE WE WERE KEPT DELIBERATELY ON THE OUTSIDE, OFTEN LEFT WITH UNANSWERED QUESTIONS AND MADE TO FEEL LIKE WE WERE A BURDEN.

I HOPE WE CAN LOOK AT THIS AS A TIME TO SHIFT THAT RELATIONSHIP SO WE CAN ALL WORK AS A TEAM AND BETTER UNDERSTAND THE CONSTRAINTS AND CHALLENGES THE DISTRICT FACES IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE DISTRICT, ADDRESSING THOSE CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPING CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TOGETHER. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I CANNOT OFFICIALLY SPEAK ON BEHALF OF OF OTHER PARENTS OR STUDENTS, BUT I KNOW THAT MANY PARENTS AND STUDENTS ARE VERY GRATEFUL RIGHT NOW THAT YOU HAVE DEVELOPED A POLICY THAT IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR ADOPTION TONIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU. OUR LAST PUBLIC

COMMENT IS DEVON KELLOGG . >> GOOD EVENING , BOARD DIRECTORS AND SUPERINTENDENT. MY NAME IS DEVON KELLOGG. I HAVE TWO STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT AND I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW HOW MUCH MY FAMILY AND I TRULY APPRECIATE THE TIME AND EFFORT AND ATTENTION YOU HAVE DEVOTED TOWARDS PUTTING OUT DISTRICT IN A MORE SUSTAINABLE PATH. IT IS SO ENCOURAGING TO HAVE LEADERS WHO UNDERSTAND THE URGENCY OF THE ISSUE AND WHO ARE COMMITTED TO DOING THE RIGHT THING IN A RESPONSIBLE WAY. I'M ESPECIALLY PLEASED TO SEE THE GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION PLAN SINCE THE LAWS OF NATURE DICTATE WE MUST MEET AGGRESSIVE GOALS THIS DECADE TO AVOID INCREASINGLY WORSE EFFECTS. AS YOU KNOW, CONTINUING ALONG OUR CURRENT

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>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS EVENING. WE DID HAVE A COUPLE OF WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT WERE SUBMITTED. ONE BY MS. KELLOGG AND ALSO BY ASPEN RECTOR FOR THE BOARD TO READ. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE APPROVAL OF -- OH. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EXIT THE MEETING IF YOU

[E. Consent Agenda]

AGENDA. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> IT HAS BEEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR GUTHRIE AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR YOCUM.

>> SUPERINTENDENT HOLMEN, WILL YOU PLEASE SUMMARIZE THE DONATIONS?

>> TONIGHT YOU HAVE OVER $39,000 OF DONATIONS COMING INTO THE DISTRICT FROM PORTIONS FROM OUR LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOLS FOUNDATION. PORTIONS FROM THE TSA , PTO, AND SOME FROM PRIVATE SOURCES. I RECEIVED A QUESTION FROM A BOARD MEMBER AROUND OUR LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOLS FOUNDATION SUPPORT FOR INCLUSIVE LIBRARIES. THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT THE FOUNDATION HAS SPONSORED TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS HAVE BOOKS IN THEIR LIBRARIES WHERE THEY CAN SEE THEMSELVES . VARIOUS FORMS OF IDENTITY, RACE, ABILITY , VARIOUS BACKGROUNDS . AND SO THIS IS -- I BELIEVE IT IS A THREE-YEAR PROJECT OR FOUR-YOUR PROJECTS THE FOUNDATION IS ENGAGING IN. THEY ARE PARTNERING WITH OUR LIBRARIANS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL BOOKS TO OUR SCHOOL LIBRARIES. A NUMBER OF EVENTS WHERE ONE WAS THE SUPERINTENDENT 'S BREAKFAST THAT WE HOST IN THE JANUARY TIMELINE. TWO YEARS AGO THEY BROUGHT A YOUNG LADY WHO TALKED ABOUT WHAT INCLUSIVE LIBRARIES MEANT TO HER. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT SHE HAD SEEN THE HERO IN A BOOK THAT WAS SOMEONE THAT REPRESENTED THE WAY SHE DID.

SHE JUST TALKED ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANT AND HOW EMPOWERING THAT WAS. REALLY APPRECIATE OUR PARTNERS IN THE FOUNDATION FOR SUPPORTING THIS PROJECT AND FOR SEEING IT THROUGH.

[F. Non-Consent Agenda]

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I REMEMBER THAT SPEAKER. SHE DID AN AMAZING JOB. THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR NONCONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING. INCLUSIONARY PRACTICE PROGRAM UPDATE IS GOING TO GET MOVED TO OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING. JUST AN UPDATE IN CASE PEOPLE WERE NOT AWARE . WE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS THE FIRST READING IN PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE FUTURE SCHOOL. DR. HOLMEN.

>> OKAY. AS THE BOARD KNOWS, I PROVIDED A FEW DIFFERENT UPDATES RELATED TO FUTURES SCHOOL. I HAVE DONE SOME WORK WITH THE SCHOOL AND THE STAFF TO UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT STATE OF FUTURES SCHOOL AND TO BRING YOU A RECOMMENDATION AROUND THIS SCHOOL. AND SO TONIGHT I AM BRINGING YOU A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE BOARD TO AUTHORIZE THE CLOSURE OF THE FUTURES SCHOOL , WHICH IS LOCATED AT JUANITA HIGH SCHOOL.

IT WOULD BE CONSIDERED A SCHOOL WITHIN A SCHOOL. SO IT IS NOT A FORMAL PHYSICAL BUILDING. AND SO I PROVIDE THIS. I'M NOT

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THIS FIRST BULLET IS NOT THERE, BUT I THINK IT IS A KEY ELEMENT TO THE SITUATION. FUTURES SCHOOL IS A DISTINCT SCHOOL. IT HAS A NUMBER CODE . IT IS A DISTINCT ENTITY . AND AS WE THINK ABOUT THE FLEXIBILITY THAT WE WANT OUR SCHOOLS TO HAVE AS THEY ARE ADDRESSING STUDENT NEEDS AND EVER-CHANGING STUDENT NEEDS , HAVING STUDENTS TIED TO AN ENTITY . IT'S NOT GOOD OR BAD. IT IS JUST A VERY TECHNICAL WAY TO ADDRESS THE STUDENT NEED , KNOWING THAT WE CAN PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE SUPPORTS AND RESOURCES AND METHODS FOR STUDENTS TO MEET THEIR NEEDS OUTSIDE OF HAVING A DISTINCT SCHOOL WITHIN A SCHOOL THAT IS IDENTIFIED WITH A NUMBER CODE. AND SO WE KNOW THAT FUTURES -- WHEN IT OPENED, IT REALLY WAS AVAILABLE TO ALL STUDENTS IN THE DISTRICT. THERE IS A PERIOD OF TIME WHERE STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE DISTRICT ACTUALLY CAME TO THE JUANITA HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS TO PARTICIPATE IN FUTURES. IT WAS BOTH FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME . AND AT THE HEIGHT OF FUTURES SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, THEY HAD ABOUT 50 TO 60 STUDENTS, INCLUDING BOTH PART AND FULL-TIME STUDENTS. IN ABOUT 1999. TRULY 25 YEARS AGO. OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS, WE HAVE SEEN A RELATIVE DECLINE IN ENROLLMENT AT THE SCHOOL. SINCE 2014-'15, THERE NOT HAVE NOT BEEN ANY STUDENTS FROM OUTSIDE OF JUANITA HIGH SCHOOL THAT HAVE COME TO THAT CAMPUS TO ACCESS FUTURES SCHOOL. IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, JUST AS ENROLLMENT DECLINED TO A CERTAIN POINT , THERE WERE NOT STUDENTS ENROLLED IN FUTURES SCHOOL. IT WAS STILL A SCHOOL.

WE PROVIDED SOME LEVEL OF STAFFING FOR THE SCHOOL. BUT

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AND REALLY GOOD QUESTIONS. SOME THINGS AROUND IF WE WALK AWAY FROM SOMETHING LIKE THIS, WHAT IF THE DISTRICT SHIFTS THE HIGH SCHOOL DAY? ARE WE GOING TO SEE MORE STUDENTS NEEDING CREDIT RETRIEVAL OPTIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT? AND SO I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW JUANITA HIGH SCHOOL IS ALREADY PUTTING IN THE WORK TO BE VERY INTENTIONAL AROUND SOME CREDIT RETRIEVAL OPTIONS FOR A GROUP OF STUDENTS THAT HISTORICALLY ARE NOT ACHIEVING AND ATTAINING THE LEVEL OF CREDITS REQUIRED .

THEY HAVE ABOUT 40 TO 45 MULTILINGUAL STUDENTS THAT THEY KNOW IF THERE IS NOT AN INTERVENTION , THEY ARE GOING TO SEE THAT CONTINUED LOW GRAD RATE WITH THAT GROUP, SO THEY ARE ALREADY PUTTING PLANS TRYING TO BE VERY INNOVATIVE IN THEIR APPROACH TO BE STRATEGIC, INTENTIONAL SO THAT STUDENTS THAT ARE MULTILINGUAL IN HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH IS A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE -- THAT THEY HAVE A PATHWAY AND OPTIONS TO BE ABLE TO GRADUATE. AND SO IT ISN'T WALKING AWAY FROM FUTURES SCHOOL DOESN'T MEAN WE ARE WALKING AWAY FROM BEING INNOVATIVE AND SUPPORTING STUDENTS IN THEIR JOURNEY. IT REALLY IS ABOUT THE SCHOOL THAT WHEN IT WAS AT ITS BEST WAS PROVIDING A GREAT SERVICE TO STUDENTS AND ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE THINKING ABOUT CREDIT RETRIEVAL OPTIONS AND SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS. SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS THAT MAY BE DON'T SEE SCHOOL AS VIABLE OR THEY FEEL CONNECTED TO IT. SO I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT OUR SCHOOLS ARE DOING A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK AROUND THAT ASPECT AS WELL. SO THE NEXT STEPS. TONIGHT, PRESIDENT CHOI WILL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING SHOULD THERE BE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THIS RECOMMENDATION OR ON BEHALF OF FUTURES SCHOOL.

THERE IS IN THAT RCW THAT I REFERENCED -- 335020 . IT RECOMMENDS A 90-DAY WAITING PERIOD . SO THERE ISN'T ANY REASON NOT TO FOLLOW THAT. FORMAL BOARD ACTION WOULD TAKE PLACE AT THE AUGUST 19TH BOARD MEETING. AND SO THAT IS MY RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD. AND SO I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS OR YOU CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PUBLIC

HEARING. >> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD FOR DR. HOLMEN BEFORE WE CONTINUE WITH THE PUBLIC

HEARING? >> I HAVE A QUESTION. IS THERE CURRENTLY STAFF ALLOCATION AT FUTURES SCHOOL?

>> RIGHT NOW THERE IS ONLY A CLASSIFIED STAFFING ALLOCATION.

NOT A CERTIFICATED STAFFING ALLOCATION.

>> YES, DIRECTOR STUART. >> I HAVE BEEN A BIG SUPPORTER OF THE FUTURES SCHOOL. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVAL PROCESS WE NOW HAVE IN PLACE. MY CONCERN WAS IT GETS BEHIND AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT SEEMS SO OVERWHELMING, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE 16 OR 17. YOU JUST THROW YOUR HANDS UP. I'M SO GLAD TO SEE THAT WE HAVE AN ABILITY TO DO THAT AT EACH OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS AS OPPOSED TO TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO

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THANK YOU. >> ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. THE SUPERINTENDENT'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO CLOSE THE FUTURES SCHOOL LOCATED AT JUANITA HIGH SCHOOL. THE BOARD WILL NOW HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING. AT THIS TIME I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS TOPIC, PLEASE COME TO THE CENTER PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME. SEEING AS THERE IS NO ONE WISHING TO PROVIDE COMMENT DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING, I WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

FORMAL ACTION FOR THE FUTURES SCHOOL WILL BE ON THE BOARD'S AGENDA AT THE AUGUST 19TH , 2024 BOARD MEETING. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING IS FIRST READING FOR THE 2024 CONSTRUCTION LEVY . DR. HOLMEN.

>> I HAVE SOME CO-PRESENTERS WITH ME THIS EVENING. FOR WHAT FEELS LIKE IT HAS BEEN QUITE A JOURNEY TO GET TO THIS POINT. I SAY THAT WITH ACTUALLY A LOT OF RESPECT AND GRATITUDE FOR THE BOARD FOR REALLY BEING THOUGHTFUL ABOUT HOW WE MOVE FORWARD WITH CONSTRUCTION IN LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE WENT OUT FOR A CONSTRUCTION LEVY IN 2022 AND THERE WAS SOME AMBIGUITY THERE. THAT CAUSED US TO HAVE TO MAKE SOME SHIFTS AND CHANGES . WITH THAT, THE BOARD HAD TO THINK DEEPLY ABOUT NOT ONLY THE SHORT-TERM BUT THE LONG-TERM FOR LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE KNOW THAT THE PANDEMIC CHANGED OUR ENROLLMENT TRENDS DIFFERENTLY THAN WHAT WE ANTICIPATED PRIOR TO 2019 . AND THROUGHOUT ALL THAT TIME , WE HAD ALWAYS THOUGHT ABOUT AND TARGETED THE PRIORITY OF ENSURING THAT ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS MEET OUR SPECIAL . WHEN WE COME TO THIS POINT IN TIME, WE ARE AT A PLACE WHERE WE ARE NOT RESPONDING TO RAPID ENROLLMENT GROWTH ANY LONGER.

WE ARE NOT RESPONDING TO 600, 800 STUDENTS ENROLLING IN LAKE WASHINGTON EVERY YEAR AND JUST TRYING TO FIND A SEAT IN A CLASSROOM FOR EVERY STUDENT, YET WE STILL HAVE SCHOOLS THAT WE ALL WOULD CONSIDER AGING FACILITIES . AND IT IS KIND OF EXCITING THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH OUR COMMUNITY TO THINK ABOUT HOW TO ENSURE THAT EVERY STUDENT IN LAKE WASHINGTON HAS ACCESS TO A SCHOOL THAT PROVIDES WHATEVER EDUCATION SPECIFICATION DEFINES AS THE IDEAL FOR LEARNING SPACES IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND SO TONIGHT WE BRING THE BUILDING EXCELLENCE CONSTRUCTION LEVY RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD . THE GROUP OF STUDENTS YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU ARE THE STUDENTS THAT BROKE GROUND AT MEAD ELEMENTARY. SO I BELIEVE THAT WAS WITH OUR 2016 BOND FUNDS. WE ARE ABLE TO REBUILD MEAD ELEMENTARY. THAT SCHOOL IS A COUPLE OF THINGS. ONE, IT IS OUR FIRST THREE-STORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUILDING . I HAD ALWAYS WONDERED, IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS IN A THREE-STORY BUILDING . AND IT IS. AND IT IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL BUILDING , ONE OF WHICH THAT COMMUNITY TAKES A LOT OF PRIDE IN. THE SCHOOL YOU SEE IN THE BACKGROUND THERE IS THE EXACT FOOTPRINT OF BOTH SMITH ELEMENTARY AND ALCOTT ELEMENTARY, WHICH YOU WILL HEAR ABOUT THIS EVENING. AND SO WITH ME HERE TONIGHT IS ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT BARBARA AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BRIAN BUCK .

SO WE CAN START MOVING THROUGH OUR SLIDES. AND SO YOU HAVE HEARD ME TALK ABOUT THIS BEFORE , BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT AS WE THINK ABOUT THE WORK OF CONSTRUCTING BUILDINGS, IT TRULY IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR VALUES. IT IS NOT DISCONNECTED FROM OUR VALUES. SO IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, I WILL JUST WALK THROUGH THE VALUES THAT TRULY ARE THE UNDERPINNINGS OF THIS RECOMMENDATION. AS WE THINK ABOUT OUR MISSION AND OUR VISION -- THE MISSION OF EVERY STUDENT GRADUATING FROM OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR VISION OF STUDENTS BEING FUTURE READY.

BEING ABLE TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR THEIR LIFE. WE WANT OUR

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WHILE OUR 22 CONSTRUCTION LEVY WAS AMBIGUOUS AND WE THOUGHT WE HAD A PLAN AND THEN WE CHANGED THAT PLAN A FEW TIMES, I HOPE OUR COMMUNITY KNOWS THAT WE DID OUR BEST TO TELL THEM THE STORY AS WE WALKED THROUGH ALL OF THAT BECAUSE WE DID NOT MAKE DECISIONS IN ISOLATION OR IN A VACUUM. WE PROVIDED OUR COMMUNITY WITH A RATIONALE FOR WHY DIFFERENT DECISIONS WERE MADE. THEN YOU WILL SEE THE LAST LIT IN GREEN BECAUSE IT HASN'T BEEN PART OF OUR OFFICIAL VALUE SET PREVIOUSLY.

I JUST WANT TO CALL OUT THAT SUSTAINABLE DESIGN CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS OF OUR FACILITIES IS A CORE VALUE THAT WE HAVE. IT HAS BEEN SOMETHING WE HAVE TARGETED FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS . CALLING IT OUT AND HOLDING OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE TO THAT IS AN IMPORTANT PART. AND YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT THAT TONIGHT. IT IS KIND OF EXCITING SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THE TEAM EMBEDS WITHIN OUR EVALUATION OF OUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. AND SO THAT STARTS VERY EARLY ON. IT CANNOT BE AN AFTERTHOUGHT. IT ACTUALLY HAS TO BE PART OF THE ACTUAL DESIGN PROCESS SO THAT AS WE ARE CONSTRUCTING OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR FACILITIES , THEY ARE BEING BILLED IN A MANNER THAT ALIGNS AND ALLOWS US TO THEN OPERATE IN A WAY THAT LEADS TO A MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. SO THEN AS WE THINK ABOUT THE GOALS RELATED TO SCHOOL SPACE AND CAPACITY , THESE HAVE BEEN TRUE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS . I TALKED ABOUT THIS A MOMENT AGO . OUR EDUCATIONAL SPECIFICATION. BUT WE TRULY DO HAVE A GOAL THAT EVERY SCHOOL IS ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THEIR STANDARD OF SERVICE FOR OUR EDUCATIONAL SPECIFICATION. AND I ALWAYS GO BACK TO THIS BECAUSE IT IS THE EASIEST WAY TO DESCRIBE OUR SPEC AND STANDARD OF SERVICE. BUT WE DESIGN OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WITH AN ART SCIENCE ROOM. MANY OF OUR SCHOOLS HAVE HAD TO USE THAT ROOM FOR GENERAL EDUCATION CLASSROOM. THAT MEANS THAT WE HAVE TO REDUCE OUR STANDARD OF SERVICE FOR THAT GROUP OF STUDENTS AND THAT COMMUNITY.

FOR US, THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE BECAUSE HAVING AN ART SCIENCE ROOM TRULY PROVIDES THE UNIQUE EXPERIENCE FOR YOUNG LEARNERS AS THEY GO THROUGH THEIR K5 EXPERIENCE. WE ALSO HAVE THIS LONG-TERM GOAL THAT EVERY STUDENT IS LEARNING WITHIN CORE SPACE. PERMANENT CAPACITY SPACE. KNOWING THAT OUR PORTABLES SHOULD BE PROVIDING RELIEF BUT RIGHT NOW WE ARE USING OVER 140 PORTABLES AS A LONG-TERM SOLUTION TO OUR CAPACITY NEEDS. WE ALSO KNOW -- AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HE ARRIVED AT AS WE STARTED WORKING WITH OUR DEMOGRAPHERS .

AS WE WERE GROWING SO RAPIDLY, WE WOULD DO MICRO AND MACRO BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS . AND I REMEMBER AS THE ROSA PARKS COMMUNITY WAS GROWING BEFORE THEY WERE HERE, WE HAD TO DO A SMALL ADJUSTMENT IN THAT BOUNDARY AND SHIFT A GROUP OF STUDENTS FROM ROSA PARKS TO WILDER. AND THEN WHEN ELLA BAKER OPENED, THEY MOVED TO ELLA BAKER. BUT WE WERE ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT, OKAY, HOW DO WE USE EVERY LAST SQUARE INCH OF THE SCHOOL ? AND WE REALLY WERE TARGETING ABOUT 100% CAPACITY OF OUR SCHOOLS. WELL, FOR LONG-TERM PLANNING, THAT IS THE WORST PLANNING YOU CAN DO BECAUSE YOU ARE NEVER ALLOWING YOUR SCHOOL TO EBB AND FLOW AND GROW AND CONTRACT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. YOU ARE ALWAYS HAVING TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT. REDUCE YOUR STANDARD OF SERVICE, GO TO PORTABLE ON CAMPUS. DO SMALL BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS. WE KNOW HOW DIFFICULT THAT IS FOR OUR STUDENTS, OUR FAMILIES, AND OUR STAFF. WE WANT OUR SCHOOLS TO HAVE SPACE TO INNOVATE. ELLA BAKER IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THAT. WHEN WE DID OUR SCHOOL VISIT THERE LAST YEAR, THEY HAVE A STEAM LAB AT THEIR SCHOOL. OUR QUESTION WAS, HOW DO YOU HAVE A STEAM LAB? REALLY

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BUILDING EXCELLENCE PLAN. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M VERY EXCITED TO PRESENT THIS RECOMMENDATION THIS EVENING.

LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT'S EXCELLENT PLAN IS A MULTI PHASE PLAN WHICH PROVIDES PERMANENT CLASSROOMS FOR STUDENTS, ADDRESSES AGING FACILITIES, AND REDUCES OUR RELIANCE ON PORTABLES. PHASE ONE OF THE BUILDING EXCELLENCE PLAN WAS APPROVED BY VOTERS IN FEBRUARY OF 22 AND WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON CONSTRUCTING THOSE PROJECTS.

PHASE TWO WILL FOCUS ON AGING FACILITIES. AGAIN, THE GOAL IS TO REBUILD AND ENLARGE THE FOUR REMAINING SCHOOLS THAT HAVE NOT RECEIVED UPGRADES OR REBUILD SINCE THE START OF OUR 1998 MODERNIZATION PROGRAM. THE PANDEMIC, WHICH PAUSED OUR RAPID ENROLLMENT GROWTH , REALLY ALLOWED US TO FOCUS ON OUR AGING FACILITIES. FIRST I'M GOING TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE TIMELINE AND PLANNING PROCESS OF HOW WE GOT HERE TONIGHT. SO OUR TIMELINE . WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS.

THE BOARD HAS RECEIVED INFORMATION, CONSIDERED RECOMMENDATIONS AND FEEDBACK IN 5 TO 6 STUDY SESSIONS BETWEEN MARCH OF LAST YEAR AND NOW. LAST MARCH , WE CONFIRMED -- THE BOARD CONFIRMED ALLOCATION OF FUNDS OF PRIOR CONSTRUCTION FUNDS TO BEGIN THE PREDESIGNED PROCESS. THIS WAS SOMETHING BOTH OUR LONG-TERM FACILITY TASK FORCE, PRIOR FACILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEES RECOMMENDED THAT WE HAVE FUNDS AVAILABLE TO PREDESIGNED FUTURE LEVIES . AND SO THAT IS THE WORK THAT BEGAN IN MARCH. AND SO OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS TEAM BEGAN SELECTION OF OUR ARCHITECTS AND CONTRACTORS IN THE APRIL THROUGH JULY TIMEFRAME . AGAIN, WE CONTINUED MEETING WITH THE BOARD IN THE FALL. CAPITAL PROJECTS TEAM BEGAN WHAT THEY CALLED A PREDESIGNED SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION INPUT TEAM THAT GATHERED PARENTS , STAFF, COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO MEET TO BEGIN LOOKING AT THE PROJECTS IN THE PREDESIGNED. AND SO WE SHARED -- AND THEN IN OCTOBER WE LAUNCHED OUR FACILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. AGAIN, CONTINUED STUDY SESSIONS IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER. WE PROVIDED AN INITIAL RECOMMENDATION IN MARCH OF '24. PREDESIGNED WORK WAS COMPLETED . WORK WAS DONE ON FINALIZING THE COST IMPACTS AND TAX IMPLICATIONS . AND THEN IN MARCH AND MID-MARCH WE SHARED A PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS AT THE MARCH STUDY SESSION. AND THEN AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING IN MAY WE PROVIDED NEW AND LOOSE STUDIES OF OUR FOUR AGING SCHOOLS. AND THEN HERE WE ARE TONIGHT. AND SO I JUST WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE FACILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THIS IS AN ADVISORY GROUP MADE UP OF PARENTS, STAFF, STUDENTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IT IS A REALLY ENGAGED GROUP OF PEOPLE. WE HAVE BEEN SHARING A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT NOT ONLY OUR BUILDING EXCELLENCE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS BUT CAPITAL PROJECTS IN GENERAL.

AND THEY PROVIDED FEEDBACK AND INPUT ALONG THE WAY. THE NEWLY FORMED FACILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE BEGAN MEETING IN OCTOBER. THEY ARE PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS NOT ONLY ON THESE RECOMMENDATIONS BUT FACILITY PLANNING. THEY ARE LOOKING AT ENROLLMENT TRENDS, PROVIDING COMMUNITY -- WHAT WOULD THE COMMUNITY EXPECTATIONS AND IN NOVEMBER THEY PRIORITIZED VALUES. AND YOU WILL SEE BRIAN BUCK WILL TALK ABOUT THE VALUES PUT INTO OUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS RELATED TO SAFETY, SUSTAINABILITY, EQUITY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY. SO THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ON THE

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THE SCHOOLS ON THIS RECOMMENDATION DO NOT CURRENTLY MEET OUR EDUCATION SPECIFICATIONS OR STANDARDS THAT WE DESIRE FOR OUR LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. AND SO THE FIVE PROJECTS ARE REBUILDING AND ENLARGING ALCOTT ELEMENTARY LOCATED IN THE REDMOND AREA. REBUILDING AND ENLARGING SMITH ELEMENTARY LOCATED IN SAMMAMISH. THE CITY OF SAMMAMISH. REBUILDING MIDDLE SCHOOL LOCATED IN THE WANITA AREA OF CITY OF KIRKLAND. AGAIN, IN THE REDMOND AREA.

UNINCORPORATED KING COUNTY. UPGRADES. MODERNIZATION OF THE FIELDHOUSE AND COMMUNITY POOL AT JUANITA HIGH SCHOOL. AGAIN, WE WILL SHARE MORE DETAILS ABOUT EACH PROJECT DURING THE PRESENTATION. SO WE JUST WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PREDESIGNED PROCESS . AS I SHARED ON THE TIMELINE SLIDE, THE BOARD APPROVED USE OF FUNDS. IT'S ABOUT 800,000 PER BUILDING TO DO THE PREDESIGNED WORK. AND THERE ARE MANY BENEFITS TO DOING THE PREDESIGNED WORK. PRIMARILY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT . IN OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS TEAM, THEY BROUGHT THE TEAMS TOGETHER. PARENTS, STAFF, STUDENTS.

PARENTS AND STAFF OF SCHOOLS MET 5 TO 6 TIMES FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH FEBRUARY. THAT REALLY PROVIDES CONNECTIONS WITH OUR COMMUNITY . HAVE THEM ASSIST IN IDENTIFYING NEEDS AND PRIORITIES OF THEIR UNIQUE SCHOOL. AND THEN THE OTHER -- IT IS AN EARLY SELECTION PROCESS OF ARCHITECTS AND CONTRACTORS WHO BEGIN TO DEVELOP WHAT IS CALLED A SCHEMATIC DESIGN. THAT DESIGN INFORMS SCOPE OF THE PROJECT, BUDGET, AND TIMELINES. THEY REVIEW SITE CONSTRAINTS. THEY DETERMINE IF IT IS POSSIBLE TO REUSE ANY PART OF THE FACILITIES. IT ALSO PROVIDES A CLEAR COMMITMENT TO OUR VOTERS.

THAT ACCOUNTABILITY. IT ALLOWS US TO PROVIDE CONSTANT DESIGNS IN IMAGERY AND PICTURES TO OUR COMMUNITY. IT CONFIRMS THE BUDGET TO ENSURE THAT OUR FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND IT PROVIDES INFORMATION TO OUR COMMUNITY ON THE PROJECTS THAT ARE PART OF THE RECOMMENDATION. SO BRIAN WILL SHARE THE CONCEPT DESIGNS WE DEVELOPED FOR OUR AGING FACILITIES LATER ON IN THE PRESENTATION. AND SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO BRIAN RIGHT NOW . HE IS GOING TO SHARE WORK REGARDING OUR CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES THAT ALIGN WITH THE GOALS I MENTIONED EARLIER. AND HE WILL ALSO SHARE INFORMATION ON EACH

PROJECT. BRIAN. >> ALL RIGHT. WE ARE EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY. SO WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT OUR SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES AS WELL AS OUR PRIORITIES FOR EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS IN SAFETY AND SECURITY. SO THESE ICONS HERE REALLY ARE ALL THE THINGS RELATED TO ENERGY AND SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION . AND THESE THINGS ARE ALL PART OF OUR CONSIDERATIONS AS WE GO THROUGH OUR DESIGN PROCESS.

GEOTHERMAL LOOPS. THE TOP LEFT. THAT IS OUR PREFERRED MECHANICAL SYSTEM AS WE NOW APPROACH SWING SEASONS THAT ARE HOTTER AND HOTTER EACH YEAR. GEOTHERMAL REALLY DOES PROVIDE EFFICIENT COOLING DURING THOSE SWING SEASONS AND EFFICIENT HEAT AND WHEN WE ARE UNABLE TO DO SO DUE TO SITE CONSTRAINTS, WE LOOK FOR EFFICIENT ELECTRICAL HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS. ALL OF OUR BUILDINGS ARE SOLAR READY . WE MENTIONED OUR THREE-STORY CLASSROOM WINGS AND WE NOW HAVE A STANDARD THAT ALL UPPER FLOOR CLASSROOMS AND LARGE COMMON SPACES HAVE CEILING FANS . WE USE HIGH-EFFICIENCY L.E.D. LIGHTING , INCLUDING SOLAR TUBES AND THE LATEST PROJECT, LAKE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM EDITION. YOU REALLY DON'T NEED LIGHTS AT ALL. ALL OF OUR APPLIANCES ARE ENERGY STAR PLUS AND OUR BUILDING CONTROL SYSTEMS HELP US AUTOMATE EFFICIENCY AS WELL AS AUTOMATE CLEAN AIR. SO THE TWO IN THE BOXER NEWLY ADDED TO

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THAT IS NOT TECHNICALLY WHERE WE WOULD PUT THEM ALL, BUT THAT GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF HOW MANY PANELS THERE ARE. PANELS REALLY ARE NOT -- SOLAR IS NOT REALLY MEASURED IN THE NUMBER OF PANELS BUT THE CAPACITY OF THOSE PANELS. IN ADDITION, THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT IS NEW TO PUBLIC OWNERS. AND WE EXPECT TO SUBMIT FOR REBATE UP TO ABOUT 30% OF THAT COST. FOR ELECTRICAL VEHICLE CHARGING, THE NEW CODE IS 10% OF STAFF PARKING . IT WILL REQUIRE EV CHARGING STATIONS. FOR A TYPICAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THAT IS ABOUT FOUR STATIONS. THE COST IS 7500 PER STATION PLUS THE SOFTWARE FOR COLLECTING PAYMENTS. BUILDING OWNERS CAN LEASE THOSE SYSTEMS INSTEAD OF BUY. SO WE ARE GOING THROUGH A LEASE CHECK -- LEASE BUY ANALYSIS . SO 30% OF OUR ENERGY. WE HAVE A 30% REDUCTION SINCE 2006 IN THE ENERGY PER SQUARE FOOT . 37% REDUCTION IN NATURAL GAS USAGE. LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE THE LARGEST SOLAR CAPACITY OF ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN WASHINGTON. THAT MEANS WE HAVE 14 BUILDINGS WITH SOLAR PANELS ON IT. IT IS A 615 KILOWATTS TOTAL. AND THAT SAVES ABOUT $70,000 PER YEAR IN ENERGY. FINN HILL. JUST FOR EXAMPLE, FINN HILL HAS OUR LARGEST WITH 355 KILOWATTS. SOLAR PANELS ON EACH EDUCATIONAL WING. AND THAT REPRESENTS ABOUT 58% OF OUR TOTAL CAPACITY. AND OUR NEW CONSTRUCTION TRADITIONALLY PERFORMS ABOUT 20% BETTER THAN THE ENERGY . AND WE HAVE SAVED OVER $20 MILLION IN THE CITY SINCE 2000. IN ADDITION, WE IN OUR DESIGN PROCESS PRIORITIZE THE SITE DEVELOPMENT TO PRESERVE OLD-GROWTH TREES AND ALSO MAXIMIZE THE SITE'S GROUND WATER INFILTRATION AND STORMWATER NATURAL TO THE SITE.

WE USE LOCAL -- REGIONAL AND LOCAL BUILDING MATERIALS WHEN POSSIBLE. AND OUR WATER CONSERVATION IS NOT ONLY THE SYSTEMS -- THE PLUMBING SYSTEMS BUT ALSO THE INTENTIONAL LANDSCAPING IRRIGATION WATER. ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE RECYCLING. AND WE ARE ON THE PATHWAY TO HAVE 100% OF OUR SCHOOLS COMPOSTING. IN ADDITION, WE ARE CONSIDERING CROSS LAMINATED TIMBER AS A SOLUTION FOR OUR SCHOOLS. CROSS LAMINATED TIMBER IS MADE OUT OF RENEWABLE WOULD -- WOOD, WHICH SEQUESTERS CARBON AND DOESN'T REQUIRE FOSSIL FUEL BURNING FOR PRODUCTION OF THE TIMBER. SINCE 2008, WE HAVE REDUCED OUR WATER USAGE BY 33%. 80% OF OUR IRRIGATION WATER. SO THAT IS ABOUT $500,000 A YEAR IN IRRIGATION WATER. EIGHT-TIME AWARD WINNER OF KING COUNTY'S BEST PLACE TO WORK FOR WASTE PREVENTION AND RECYCLING. WE HAVE FILLED OVER 1.5 MILLION WATER BOTTLES SINCE 2016. THIS YEAR, 33 OF OUR SCHOOLS WILL BE CERTIFIED BY KING COUNTY FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO REDUCE WASTE . WE VALUE OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY AND WE MARSHAL OUR FIDUCIARY ROLE IN USING PUBLIC RESOURCES . THE MOST EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE WAY POSSIBLE. SO IN

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OUR PRIORITIES FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY . WE HAVE DROP OFF AND PICK UP LOOPS. THAT HELPS THE EFFICIENCY OF THE TRAFFIC IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. BUT ALSO WE HAVE EXTENDED THE BLANKS FOR PICKUP AND DROP OFF . WE HAVE ISOLATED FRONT INJURY VEGETABLES -- VESTIBULES. THIS IS AFTER HOURS. IF YOU COME TO THE SCHOOL, YOU ARE ABLE TO GET INTO THE VESTIBULE , BUT YOU CANNOT GET INTO THE SCHOOL. THE ONLY THING YOU CAN DO IS GET INTO THE OFFICE. ALL OF OUR HALLWAY CORRIDORS ARE DESIGNED TO BE INTERIOR. WE HAVE STANDARD ACCESS CONTROLS AND ENTRY CONTROLS, ACCESS CONTROLS. WHEN WE BADGE INTO THE BUILDING. ENTRY CONTROLS ARE AFTER THE BELL RINGS. IT IS A VIDEO DOORBELL SYSTEM SO THE OFFICE CAN SEE WHO IS RINGING THE DOOR. PHYSICAL LOCKDOWN BUTTONS. WE DO HAVE A FACILITIES LEVY THAT WAS RETROFITTING ALL SCHOOLS WITH PHYSICAL LOCKDOWN BUTTONS . LASTLY, WE HAVE LOCKDOWN SHADES IN ALL OF OUR CLASSROOMS AND OCCUPIED OFFICERS. OKAY. SO WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT ALCOTT AND SMITH ELEMENTARY. WHAT THIS CHART IS REALLY SHOWING YOU IS OUR STRATEGIES TOWARD BECOMING MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE. THIS IS OUR PROTOTYPICAL STRATEGY FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. ON THE FAR LEFT IS REALLY A COMMON APPROACH, WHICH HAS TRADITIONALLY BEEN OUR STRATEGY WITH THE STANDARD EDUCATIONAL SPECIFICATION . AND ON THE FAR RIGHT IS AN ACTUAL IDENTICAL BUILDING , WHICH IS WHAT SMITH AND ALCOTT ARE RIGHT NOW. AND SO WHAT OUR STRATEGY IS HAVING TO STAND OUR KIDS APART TO GROUP THESE PROGRAMS SPACES WITH IDENTICAL RELATIONSHIPS ON THE SITE. SO ALCOTT . THERE IS A DEBATE WHETHER THIS DESIGN LOOKS LIKE A LOBSTER OR THE HYDRO I BUILT AS A KID. THESE ARE THREE-STORY CLASSROOM WINGS . THE CLASSROOM CLUSTERS ARE IN YELLOW THERE.

THE MAIN FLOOR HAS THE CORE AREA SPACE. THE GYM, THE COMMONS, THE LIBRARY, AND THE OFFICE. FOR EACH OF THE SCHOOLS, WE LOOKED AT THE SITE AND DETERMINED THAT A FULL REPLACEMENT -- REBUILD AND ENLARGE -- WAS BEST. ON THE LEFT IS ALCOTT. SOME OF THOSE SITE CONSIDERATIONS RELATED TO NOISE FROM HIGHWAY 202. ON THE RIGHT IS SMITH ELEMENTARY.

PRIMARY SITE CONSTRAINT IS THE TOPOGRAPHY. SO THIS IS A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF ALCOTT ELEMENTARY. WE LOCATE THE COVERED PLAY AREA CLOSE TO THAT STUDENT PICKUP AND DROP OFF AND BUS AREA. THAT ALLOWS STUDENTS TO KIND OF HAVE A SHELTER WHILE THEY ARE WAITING FOR THEIR PARENTS TO PICK THEM UP OR GET ONTO THE BUS. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE , THIS IS THE FRONT ENTRY

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ADJACENT TO THAT ENTRY. SO FOR SMITH ELEMENTARY , IT IS FLIPPED JUST IN THE OTHER DIRECTION. AND THE CLUSTERS ARE THREE-STORY CLUSTERS . HERE IS THE BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF SMITH ELEMENTARY. WHAT YOU CAN SEE HERE IS THAT THIS CLASSROOM WING IS ON A HIGHER ELEVATION. SO THIS IS WHERE WE ARE REALLY STRATEGIZING HOW WE PLACE THE SCHOOL IN USING THE NATURAL TOPOGRAPHY IS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. IN THEIR COURTYARD THERE IS A RAMP. HIGHER ELEVATION THERE. THE GYMNASIUM IS HERE WITH THE COMMONS AND THE FRONT ENTRY INTO THE MAIN OFFICE AREA. HERE IS THE COVERED PLAY AREA CLOSER TO THE GYM. THIS IS BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE THE DROP OFF IS LOCATED. HERE IS OUR ENTRY VIEW. THE ENTRY IS HERE GOING THIS WAY HERE. AND WITH THE GYM HERE -- COVERED PLAY COMMONS IN THE MIDDLE AND THE TWO CLASSROOMS IN THE MIDDLE. SO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PROJECTS.

THIS WAS AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. ACROSS THE STREET IS THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. TENNIS COURTS ARE TO THE NORTH AS IS THEIR PARKING LOT. THE SCHOOL ITSELF IS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARCEL THERE WITH THEIR FIELD AND TRACK KIND OF ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE SITE . THIS PROPERTY HERE IS RECENTLY PURCHASED .

SO THIS PROPERTY IS NEWLY PURCHASED . SO THAT IS ALL PART OF ONE LARGE PARCEL. IN OUR ANALYSIS, WE LOOKED AT THE POSSIBILITY OF SAVING SOME OF THE LARGE CORE SPACES . THERE ARE SOME ECONOMIES OF SCALE IN MODERNIZING LARGE SPACES AND WE LOOKED AT THE GYMNASIUM PRIMARILY. IT IS AN OVERSIZED GYM. IT IS LARGER THAN OUR CURRENT SPECIFICATION. THE SEISMIC UPGRADES WERE SUCH THAT IT WAS MORE ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE TO REPLACE IT. SO HERE IS A SITE PLAN FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. THIS IS THE PROPERTY I SPOKE OF THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. WE HAVE RELOCATED THE FIELD TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE SITE AND TENNIS COURTS ARE NOW CO-LOCATED WITH THE FIELD AND CLOSE TO THE GYM HERE. THE GYM HAS ITS OWN ENTRANCE FOR AFTER-HOURS USE . AND THEN THERE IS A COVERED ENTRY INTO THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE SCHOOL . ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE LOOKING AT IS A POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM WITH THE CITY OF KIRKLAND ON THIS GYM AREA FOR A POTENTIAL RECREATIONAL CENTER. SO WE HAD THE DESIGN TEAM HAS IDENTIFIED THAT A GYM THE SIZE OF THE CURRENT KAMIAKIN JIM CAN FIT IN THIS RIGHT NOW. AND THEY HAVE ALSO COME UP WITH OTHER ALTERNATIVES FOR BIGGER SPACES AS WELL. THE FLOORPLANS. THE GYM HAS ITS OWN ENTRANCE. AND

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DISTANCE THERE. >> BRIAN? I AM GUESSING IT IS NOT DRAWN COMPLETELY TO SCALE. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT COMMON

AREA. >> YEAH. YEAH. I WENT TOO FAR.

THE FLOOR PLAN . IT IS JUST A LAYOUT. IN THIS VIEW -- AGAIN, THE CLASSROOMS ARE TO THE NORTH. THE FIELD IS TO THE SOUTH AND THE GYM IS TO THE SOUTH. PARKING IS CENTRALLY LOCATED FOR THE CENTURY PLAZA. OKAY. EVERGREEN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

EVERGREEN MIDDLE SCHOOL SITS ON A SITE THAT IS SHARED WITH DICKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AND THEY EXPLORE COMMUNITY SCHOOL. IT IS A LARGE SINGLE PARCEL OF 77 ACRES. AND WE LOOKED AT PRETTY MUCH KEEPING EVERGREEN ON ITS CURRENT FOOTPRINT . SO IN OUR STUDY, WE ARE RECOMMENDING A PARCEL DEMO WITH A MODERNIZATION OF THE GYM AND ASSOCIATED DEATH LIKE AREAS. AND WE ARE ALSO ABLE TO SAVE SOME OF THE OTHER SPACES THAT ARE CONNECTED TO THE GYM THAT WILL BE USED FOR OTHER DISTRICT USE . AND WE THEN HAVE THE REPLACEMENT BUILDING THAT FITS AROUND THE GYMNASIUM. AND SO, LIKE I MENTIONED, IT IS A 77 ACRE SITE, BUT THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF WETLANDS ON THIS SITE. AND SO THIS IS JUST PART OF THE ARCHITECTS AND STUDY OF THE SITE CONDITIONS. HERE IS OUR CONCEPT DESIGN. THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE THE INSTRUCTIONAL WINGS HERE THAT ARE ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE CAMPUS . AND THEN THE LIBRARY AND ADMIN AREA THAT THEN CONNECTS TO THE GYMNASIUM. WE NOW HAVE MOVED PARKING AS FAR TO THE SOUTH AS POSSIBLE . AND THEN WE HAVE QUITE A BIT OF LONG ENTRYWAY INTO THE PARKING LOT AS WELL AS A SEPARATE PARKING LOT HERE . THIS AREA HERE COULD BE EXPANDED . THE FIELD IS SUCH THAT WE ARE MOVING -- THE CURRENT FIELD IS LOCATED WHERE THIS PARKING IS, SO WE WOULD BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY WHERE A NEW FIELD WILL GO. SO IF WE ARE ABLE TO, WE WILL START ON THAT FIELD FIRST BECAUSE THEY HAVE SOME LIMITATIONS WITH THEIR ATHLETIC FIELDS RIGHT NOW. AND THIS IS CURRENTLY ON WHAT IS A BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL FIELD.

>> WOULD THE FIELD BE GRASS ? >> WE ARE LOOKING AT A SYNTHETIC SURFACE. AND A SYNTHETIC TRACK. EVERGREEN MIDDLE SCHOOL IS LOCATED IN THE JURISDICTION OF THE UNION HILL WATER ASSOCIATION. SO IRRIGATION IS EXPENSIVE WHEN YOU GET UP TO CERTAIN VOLUMES . THE TENNIS COURTS WILL BE RELOCATED AS WELL. THIS FIELD IS A POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL FIELD AND RECREATIONAL AREA THERE. HERE ARE THE FLOORPLANS. THE FIRST FLOOR HAS CORE INSTRUCTIONAL AREAS AS WELL AS THE COMMONS AND KITCHEN . THE SECOND FLOOR IS THE MAIN ENTRY AREA THAT WILL ALSO HAVE CORE INSTRUCTION. BUT ALSO THE COUNSELING AND ADMINISTRATIVE WING ALONG WITH THE LIBRARY THAT WILL CONNECT TO THE MODERNIZED GYM AND ATHLETIC SPACES. AND THEN THE THIRD FLOOR IS ALSO A CORE INSTRUCTIONAL AREA. SO HERE IS A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF THE 50%

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AND THEN ALSO THIS IS THE MODERNIZED GYMNASIUM AND

ATHLETIC AREA. ALL RIGHT. >> QUICK QUESTION. WHAT WAS I GOING TO SAY? OH. ARE THERE ANY PLANS FOR ADDING SIDEWALKS ONTO

THE STREET? >> YEAH. SO WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT THIS SUMMER TO DETERMINE WHAT CAN BE ADDED TO THEIR CURRENT SITE BEFORE THE PROJECT BUT ALSO IN THE PROJECT ITSELF WE WILL LOOK AT MAXIMIZING SIDEWALKS AROUND THE ADJACENCY

OF THE SITE. >> THE WHOLE 77 ACRES . OKAY.

THE FIELDHOUSE AND COMMUNITY POLL -- POOL AT JUANITA HIGH SCHOOL. AS A REMINDER, THE JUANITA HEISKELL ACADEMIC BUILDING, WHICH IS ON THE LEFT , WAS REPLACED AS PART OF THE 2016 BOND PROGRAM. THE FIELDHOUSE AND COMMUNITY POOL WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT PROJECT. THAT'S BASED ON THE COMMUNITY INPUT WE RECEIVED. WE COMPLETED AN ASSESSMENT TO MODERNIZE THE FIELDHOUSE AND POOL. AND WE DEVELOPED A PHASE STRATEGY TO ADDRESS NEAR-TERM NEEDS. IN DOING SO, WE UTILIZED THE FACILITY LEVY FUNDS . IN DOING SO IN COMBINATION WITH KING COUNTY AQUATIC GRANTS AND AVOIDING ESCALATION , WE ARE OFFSETTING 18.7 MILLION OF WHAT IS NEEDED LEFT . SO THE REMAINING SCOPE IS REALLY TO REPLACE THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE POOL ITSELF. MECHANICAL SYSTEMS WITH THE POOL.

MODERNIZED LOCKER ROOMS ON BOTH SIDES. FIELDHOUSE AND POOL. AND THE RESTROOMS. UPDATE WINDOWS, DOORS, RAILINGS. SOME OF OUR FIRE LIFE SAFETY SYSTEMS. L.E.D. LIGHTING AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AS WELL AS MODERNIZE THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SPACES ON THE FIELDHOUSE SIDE. TOP OF ALL OF THAT STANDS ENTRANCE TO REALLY GIVE IT A PROMINENT ENTRANCE.

NEXT STEPS REAL QUICK. WE WILL BE CHOOSING AN ARCHITECT IN JULY TIMEFRAME SO WE CAN START OUR PRE-DESIGN PROCESS. JANUARY IS WHEN WE WILL START OUR CONSTRUCTION. SEATTLE HAS NOT ONLY STUDENTS FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF BUT ALSO COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES . AND THEN OUR PARTNER WITH -- AND OUR ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT. OKAY.

>> I AM DOING THE NEXT SECTION BECAUSE IT INVOLVES THE FINANCES. SO WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT MONEY . WE ARE GOING TO SHOW SOME CHARTS AND GRAPHS NOW. AGAIN, JUST BRINGING BACK THE PROJECT. THIS IS A MORE DETAILED TABLE WITH THE LIST OF PROJECTS . WHEN WE REBUILD AND ENLARGE A SCHOOL, WE HAD A

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THERE ARE ALWAYS UNFORESEEN EVENTS THAT HAPPEN. STRIKES, DELAYS, CONSTRUCTION INFLATION IS STILL HIGH. AND SO WE DON'T KNOW IN THE NEXT SIX TO SEVEN YEARS WHAT THAT IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE. WE ARE ALSO COLLECTING LEVY FUNDS OVER SIX YEARS AS WE WILL TALK ABOUT. IN THE OPENING DAYS , THOSE ARE THE ESTIMATED OPENING DATES, BUT THAT WILL ALSO DEPEND ON CASH FLOW AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PROJECT . AGAIN, WE ARE WORKING ON OBJECTS TO HELP FUND SOME OF THAT CASH FLOW. THE DATES WILL DEPEND ON THAT. SO I WANT TO SHOW KIND OF THE TOTAL TAX RATES THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS PAID. OUR INVESTMENTS -- OUR COMMUNITY -- WE APPRECIATE THE INVESTMENTS OUR COMMUNITY MAKES TO OUR STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS. THAT IS REALLY WHAT MAKES A THRIVING COMMUNITY. AND SO THIS CHART. I WANT TO FIRST JUST SHOW YOU THE CURRENT TAXES. THE BLUE BAR REPRESENTS OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS. THAT LEVY WAS LAST RENEWED IN 2022 AND IT IS RENEWED EVERY FOUR YEARS. THE GREEN PART OF THE BAR IS OUR TECHNOLOGY AND FACILITY CAPITAL LEVY THAT ALSO WAS RENEWED LAST IN 2022 . AND IT IS RENEWED -- WE HAVE TO GO TO THE VOTERS EVERY FOUR YEARS TO REVIEW THAT. THE GREAT PART OF THIS BAR REPRESENTS PAST BONDS BEING PAID OFF. BONDS GET PAID OFF OVER 20 YEARS. OUR LAST BOND WAS IN 2016. THE ORANGE PART OF THE BAR REPRESENTS SIX-YOUR CONSTRUCTION LEVEES THAT WERE PASSED BY VOTERS BACK IN 2019 AND IN 2022. THE TOTAL OVERALL TAX RATE RIGHT NOW IS $2.52 PER THOUSAND OF AV. THAT IS ASSESSED VALUATION IN OUR COMMUNITY. AGAIN, WHEN WE ASK FOR LEVEES , WE ASK VOTERS FOR A TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT AND THE ASSESSED VALUATION DETERMINES THE GREAT -- RATE PER THOUSAND THAT THEY PAY. I'M GOING TO BRING IN THIS LEVY. AGAIN, WE ARE RECOMMENDING A SIX-YEAR LEVY. AND THE FIRST YEAR OF COLLECTION WILL BE IN 2026. AND SO THE PURPLE PART OF THE BAR REPRESENTS THE NEW LEVY. AGAIN, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

AS WE PAY OFF BONDS AND LEVEES, WE ARE ABLE TO BRING IN NEW MEASURES AND MAINTAIN THAT STABLE TAX RATE. SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO US AS WE LOOK AT OUR FUNDING MEASURES. SO YOU WILL SEE THE $.35 THERE. AND YOU WILL SEE THE OTHER MEASURES ARE DECREASING PRIOR CONSTRUCTION LEVEES. AND SO THEN I'M GOING TO BRING IN -- THE RATE IN THAT FIRST YEAR WOULD GO FROM $2.52 TO $2.77. THEN I WILL BRING IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS OR THE FULL SIX YEARS. SO THESE ARE THE SIX YEARS. THESE COLUMNS ARE THE SIX YEARS OF THE LEVY. AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT THIS SHOWS IS AS BONDS ARE DECREASING -- THIS GRAY AREA ARE THOSE BONDS. AND THOSE ARE BEING PAID OFF, AND SO THAT IS DECREASING . THE YELLOW OR GOLD PART IS OUR PRIOR CAPITAL LEVEES. THOSE WILL BE PAID OFF . THEY ARE SLOWLY DECREASING. AND THEN THOSE WILL SUNSET. AND SO THE PURPLE -- WE ARE ABLE TO THEN BRING IN A NEW LEVY AND MAINTAIN A STABLE TAX RATE. SO IT INCREASES FROM $2.77 IN THE

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OKAY. THIS IS A DIFFERENT LOOK AT THAT. THIS IS A TABLE. SO THE LEVY. OF THE SIX-YOUR CONSTRUCTION LEVY IS A TOTAL REQUEST OF $676.6 MILLION . THAT IS AN AVERAGE OF ALMOST 113 MILLION PER YEAR. WHAT YOU WILL SEE -- THIS IS WHAT YOU WILL SEE ON THE BALLOT. ON THE RESOLUTION ATTACHED INTO THE BOARD MATERIALS. SO YOU WILL SEE THE RATE AND THE DOLLAR AMOUNT INCREASE EACH YEAR. AGAIN, WE ARE NOT ACTUALLY ASKING FOR AN INCREASE OF $.35 . IN THE LAST YEAR, $1.32. THE OVERALL TAX RATE REMAINS STABLE AS WE PASS THOSE LEVIES AS THE PRIOR TABLE SHOWED. OKAY? SO OUR FACILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE ASKS US TO INCLUDE A CHART RELATED TO TAX RATES IN KING COUNTY. AND SO THIS TABLE SHOWS ALL OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN KING COUNTY . AND YOU CAN SEE THAT LAKE WASHINGTON -- WE ARE DOWN IN THE ORANGE BAR. SO WE HAVE ONE OF THE LOWEST TAX RATES COMPARED TO OTHER KING COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS. EVEN WITH OUR PROPOSAL, IN 2026 , IT IS $2.77. IN 2027 , IT WOULD BE $2.90. WITH OUR PROPOSAL, WE ARE STILL ONE OF THE LOWEST.

ALL RIGHT. SO WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS? WE ARE HERE TONIGHT AT OUR -- PRESENTING THE RECOMMENDATION AT THE JUNE 3RD BOARD MEETING . WE WILL ASK THE BOARD TO TAKE ACTION ON THE RESOLUTION IN THE RECOMMENDATION. WE WILL ALSO AS PART OF BEING IN AN ELECTION PARTICIPATE IN THE VOTERS PAMPHLET. AND SO AS PART OF THAT, THE BOARD HAS TO SELECT THE COMMITTEE. AGAIN, WE HAVE TO SELECT THAT COMMITTEE AND THEN THE COMMITTEE -- THOSE ARE CITIZENS THAT WANT TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THE MEASURE. AND THEN THOSE MEASURES PROVIDE INFORMATION . THEN WE BEGAN OUR INFORMATIONAL CAMPAIGN. AND SO OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT BEGINS UPDATING -- BUILDING AN FAQ, FINALIZING OUR PRESENTATION. BY AUGUST 6, THAT IS THE FINAL DEADLINE TO SUBMIT THE RESOLUTION TO KING COUNTY.

SO THAT IS THE DEADLINE TO BE ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT . YOU NEED TO SUBMIT PAPERWORK TO KING COUNTY BY AUGUST 6. THEN WE CAN BEGIN PRESENTATIONS TO PTAS. THOSE WOULD GO THROUGH ELECTION DAY, WHICH IS NOVEMBER 5TH. IN DECEMBER AND OCTOBER, WE MAIL IN INFORMATION PAMPHLETS, CONTINUE PRESENTATIONS . WE WILL DO COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSES OR LIVE EVENTS. ELECTION DAY IS NOVEMBER 5TH, 2024. SO OPENING UP FOR BOARD DISCUSSION QUESTIONS AND THEN AT THE JUNE 3RD MEETING WOULD BE BOARD ACTION ON THE RESOLUTION. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? YES, DIRECTOR STUART.

>> AND WOULD GO BACK TO THE SLIDE THAT SHOWED THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS PER SCHOOL? CONSTRUCTION COSTS . THE DOLLAR AMOUNT AND CONSTRUCTION COSTS.

>> I'M SORRY. I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING THE QUESTION.

THIS TABLE? NO. THIS TABLE. OKAY.

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>> I'M JUST CURIOUS. I SEE A DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN ALCOTT AVENUE SMITH. IS IT THE SIZE OF THE BUILDINGS OR SEEING A $25 MILLION DIFFERENCE IN COST , WHETHER IT IS A MIDDLE SCHOOL OR ELEMENTARY. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND . I'M NOT SAYING IT IS WRONG. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND IT SO I THOUGHT I

WOULD ASK. >> IT IS REALLY THE DIFFERENCE IN TIME. YOU HAVE A FOUR-YOUR TIME PERIOD BETWEEN ONE SCHOOL BEING BUILT AND THE NEXT SCHOOL BEING BUILT. THAT IS REALLY THE COST OF INFLATION. THAT IS THAT. CONSTRUCTION INFLATION.

SO WE WOULD LIKE THERE TO BE NO INFLATION. YOU KNOW. OKAY.

THANK YOU. THAT'S WHY. GOOD QUESTION.

>> THAT IS A CHANGE FROM HOW WE USED TO SHOW SCHOOL COSTS IN OUR PRESENTATIONS. WE USED TO SHOW A SINGLE COST . AND THEN THE CONSTRUCTION ESCALATION WOULD ESSENTIALLY ACCOMMODATE FOR THAT. THIS CONSTRUCTION ESCALATION IS SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN WHAT WE HAD BUILT INTO PROGRAMS PREVIOUSLY. AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT BECAUSE OF THE PREDESIGNED WORK THAT WAS DONE ORIGINALLY. AND SO THAT GIVES US A MUCH BETTER, MUCH CLOSER COST ESTIMATE, WHICH ALLOWS US TO IDENTIFY THE ACTUAL COST FOR THE SCHOOL, WHICH IS DIFFERENT, WHICH IS WHAT YOU'RE POINTING OUT, AND HAVE A LOWER PROGRAM

CONTINGENCY. >> ANYONE ELSE ? I HAD A QUESTION. THE TIMELINE FOR THESE SCHOOLS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CHANGE IF WE ARE ABLE TO PASS THE LEGISLATION THAT WE ARE TRYING TO PURSUE THIS PAST YEAR WITH BOND SALES BEING USED FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION.

>> CORRECT. >> CAN YOU ARTICULATE BY HOW MUCH OF A SHIFT IT WOULD BE IN A TIMELINE AND COST

POTENTIALLY? >> WE KNOW THAT WE CAN POTENTIALLY SAVE OVER $50 MILLION BY FRONT FUNDING THESE PROJECTS. AND WE HAVEN'T BUILT OUT AN UPDATED TIMELINE YET, BUT THAT IS WHAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO.

>> IN TERMS OF A TIMELINE FOR THE SCHOOLS BEING BUILT, IS IT

ONE YEAR ? THREE YEARS? >> IT WOULD PROBABLY BE AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. POTENTIALLY ONE YEAR EARLIER. MIDDLE SCHOOLS POTENTIALLY ONE TO TWO. HAVE TO AGAIN LOOK AT THE WHOLE PROJECT AND WHAT THE POTENTIAL IS FOR THE LG OH AND HOW MUCH

WE CAN SELL IN TIME. >> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE ? NO.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. FORMAL ACTION WILL BE TAKEN ON THE 2024 CONSTRUCTION LEVY AT THE JUNE 3RD, 24 BOARD MEETING. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING IS THE SECOND MEETING FOR THE PROPOSED SUSTAINABILITY POLICY WITH THE RETIREMENT OF THE PRIOR NINE POLICY. THIS POLICY WILL BE TITLED OE NINE SUSTAINABILITY. DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THE POSSE -- POLICY? DIRECTOR LALIBERTE.

>> SO YOU'RE INVITING COMMENTS, QUESTIONS. AND THEN WE ENTERTAIN A MOTION? I WILL SAVE MY COMMENTS . I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. I HAVE COMMENTS. BUT I WILL SAVE THOSE FOR

DISCUSSION. >> NO QUESTIONS? OKAY. HEARING NO QUESTIONS, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADOPT OPERATIONAL EXPECTATION NINE, SUSTAINABLE POLICY. REASONABLE INDICATORS AS PRESENTED. IT HAS BEEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR LALIBERTE AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR STUART THAT THE BOARD ADOPT SUSTAINABILITY POLICY . IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?

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>> I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLEMENT DR.

TARAN FOR HIS WORK ON THE ADOPTION POLICY. IT MADE CONSIDERATION OF THE POLICY LANGUAGE ITSELF EASIER -- MAYBE EASIER. IT MADE IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO THINK ABOUT THE POLICY. FOR THE BOARD. AND I ALSO THINK IT WAS MORE TRANSPARENT FOR THE COMMUNITY ABOUT HOW THIS WOULD LOOK AS IT ROLLED OUT. SO I KNOW THAT IT WAS A LOT OF WORK COMPRESSED IN. AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE SOMEWHAT AWARE THAT YOU SPENT YOUR SPRING BREAK DOING THAT AS WELL. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT WORK. IT IS HELPFUL FOR ADOPTING THIS POLICY AND I THINK IT WILL BE HELPFUL OVER THE NEXT YEAR. LOOKING FORWARD TO MONITORING IT AND LEARNING

FROM THAT PROCESS AS WELL. >> DR. STUART.

>> I WOULD NOT ONLY LIKE TO THANK STEPH AND DR. TARAN FOR THEIR WORK , BUT I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE COMMITTEE AND FOR THAT MATTER THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY PUSHING FOR US TO HAVE A BETTER SUSTAINABILITY POLICY . OR A SUSTAINABILITY POLICY, I SHOULD SAY. IT IS IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US. IT HAS JUST BEEN A MATTER OF HOW FAST WE CAN MOVE THAT ROCK UPHILL.

AND WE ALL KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF IT. AND WE ALL KNOW WHY IT IS IMPORTANT. THAT IS THE IMPORTANT FACTOR. AND WE THANK

YOU. I THANK YOU. >> DIRECTOR GUTHRIE.

>> YES. THANK YOU. DEFINITELY AGREE THAT IT IS EASIER TO LOOK AT THIS POLICY AS A WHOLE. GETTING THOSE INTERPRETATIONS AND INDICATORS IN THEIR JUST HELPS VISUALIZE IT A LOT BETTER. ONE INTEREST I GUESS I HAVE IS WORKING ON THAT WRITTEN PLAN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I THINK WE KNOW ESPECIALLY FROM PREVIOUS POLICY WORK -- PROBABLY A LOT OF LEARNING AND MONITORING. REALLY FOCUSING ON THAT BECAUSE I THINK THAT IS ALSO -- THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF -- WELL, THAT WILL BE IN THE PLAN. SO THE FASTER THAT PLAN CAN COME TOGETHER IN SOME FORM, I THINK WE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE THIS REAL. AND ALSO I WAS THINKING AS WE WERE GOING THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION -- THE PREVIOUS PRESENTATION ABOUT THE INDICATORS AROUND CONSIDERING SUSTAINABLE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND CONSTRUCTION OF REMODELED OR UPGRADED SCHOOL OR CENTRAL RESOURCE SPACES.

FOCUSING ON THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AS WELL. GIVEN THAT WE ARE POTENTIALLY LOOKING AT HAVING A CONSTRUCTION LEVY AND BEING IN THE EARLY STAGES OF DOING EXACTLY THAT. A TIMELY OPPORTUNITY TO DIRECT A LOT OF THE ENERGY INTO , HOW DO WE MAKE THIS REAL NOW? I THINK THAT IS WHAT EVERYBODY REALLY WANTS TO SEE. POLICY LANGUAGE IS GREAT, BUT WHAT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO CHANGE? HOW IS THIS GOING TO FEEL DIFFERENT IN 5 TO 10 YEARS? REALLY EXCITED TO GET THIS INTO PLACE.

>> DIRECTOR YOCUM. >> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TOO. EVERYONE ELSE IS SAYING THANK YOU, SO I'M GOING TO SAY THANK YOU AS WELL. I KIND OF CAME IN AT THE TAIL END OF THE WHOLE PROCESS, SO I APPRECIATE EVERYONE ALLOWING ME TO ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT MAYBE HAD BEEN ALREADY ADDRESSED . AND EVEN THOUGH I WAS HERE MORE AT THE TAIL END, I WAS INVOLVED IN CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY PREVIOUSLY. SO IT IS NICE TO SEE THE CONTINUED COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND I JUST APPRECIATE THE DEDICATION AND THE PASSION TO HELP PUSH THIS FORWARD. THANK YOU, EVERYONE.

>> I GUESS I WILL CONTINUE THE TREND AND THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR BEING SO PATIENT AND ADVOCATING SO MUCH FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY BELIEVE IN. IT HAS BEEN SUCH A JOURNEY TO GET TO THIS POINT. REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE DONE AND ALL THE PUBLIC COMMENT AND ALL THE CONVERSATIONS YOU HAVE HAD A. SPECIFICALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE THAT WORKED ON PUTTING THIS POLICY TOGETHER . SHOULD BONNIE -- I'M SURE

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STUART. >> ONE REMINDER. AS TIMES CHANGE, AS ISSUES CHANGE, AS CHALLENGES CHANGE, THIS IS NOT THE DOCUMENT SET IN STONE. IT IS ALL IN PENCIL. IT CAN BE CHANGED AND MODIFIED AS WE NEED IT BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT NOTHING

STAYS THE SAME IN THIS WORLD. >> ALL RIGHT. IF THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, WE WILL PROCEED TO VOTE ON THE MOTION.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY VOTING AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. HEARING NONE, THE MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[G. Superintendent Report]

>> THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING IS THE SUPERINTENDENT REPORT. DR. HOLMEN.

>> I FEEL LIKE WE ARE ALWAYS IN LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY NOW. I NEVER FEEL LIKE IT IS ENDING. THAT IS PROBABLY NOT A BAD THING. AND WE MET WITH ONE OF OUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES LAST WEEK . I ACTUALLY WAS VERY PLEASED TO SEE HER INTEREST .

EVEN THOUGH SHE REALLY DOESN'T WORK ON ANY OF THE COMMITTEES.

SHE WAS VERY INTERESTED IN THE FUNDING ISSUES THAT WE ARE HAVING AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT. MORE THAN I HAD SEEN HER IN THE PAST. JUST REALLY WANTED TO UNDERSTAND IT BECAUSE MORE OFTEN THAN NOT IF YOU ARE NOT WORKING ON THE BUDGET COMMITTEE , THERE IS REALLY NO REASON TO PAY ATTENTION TO ALL THE NUANCES. SHE ALSO ASKED FOR SOME VERY DETAILED FOLLOW-UP, WHICH I REALLY APPRECIATE. AND THEN ON FRIDAY I MET WITH MY COLLEAGUES FROM AROUND THE REGION. THE PUGET SOUND SUPERINTENDENT FOR ONE OF OUR BUSINESS MEETINGS. THEN WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT AMPLE AND EQUITABLE FUNDING. IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, I BELIEVE OUR STATE CONSTITUTION SAYS SOMETHING LIKE EDUCATION IS THE PARAMOUNT DUTY OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. THE PARAMOUNT DUTY . AND SO WHAT IS INCREASINGLY FRUSTRATING IS WHEN WE THINK ABOUT AN EQUITABLE FUNDING SYSTEM , SADLY WE HAVE TO GET BEFORE WE THEN CAN EVEN START CONSIDERING, HOW DO WE MAKE THIS EQUITABLE FOR THE STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE OF WASHINGTON? BECAUSE RIGHT NOW OUR LEGISLATURE IS FAILING AT AMPLE. AND I CONTINUE TO HEAR BLAME LAID AT THE FEET OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS .

MISMANAGEMENT OF FUNDS. IF YOU ARE ON OUR CALL WITH OUR REPRESENTATIVE, I STARTED PUTTING TOGETHER SOME TALKING POINTS BECAUSE THERE IS A VERY PRETTY SIMPLE EXPLANATION FOR HOW WE GOT HERE. AND YOU CANNOT LAY ALL THE BLAME AT THE FEET OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS , UNFORTUNATELY. BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME REAL REASONS WHY WE ARE WHERE WE ARE. THE STATE WAS SUED. THE LEGISLATURE WAS SUED BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE A FUNDING MODEL THAT WAS PROVIDING AMPLE FUNDING FOR BASIC EDUCATION IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. AND SO IN 2018, THE STATE ADOPTED THE SOLUTION. I LOVE IT THAT IT WAS CALLED A SOLUTION. TO FIX K-12 FUNDING IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON.

THEY HAD TO FUND THEIR DEFINITION OF BASIC EDUCATION.

NO ONE ELSE'S. THEY GOT TO COME UP WITH WHAT THEIR DEFINITION WAS AND THEN THEY WERE TO FUND IT. SO THEY DEFINED BASIC EDUCATION AS K-12. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION. HIGHLY CAPABLE SERVICES. SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES AND THE LIKE . AND AS WE KNOW, THOSE THINGS ARE NOT FULLY FUNDED. WE ALSO KNOW THAT MCCLEARY WAS NOT BUILT FOR THE LONG TERM. IT WAS BUILT FOR THE SHORT TERM. IT WAS BUILT JUST TO COMPLY WITH THAT MOMENT IN TIME BECAUSE AS WE KNOW COSTS HAVE DRAMATICALLY INCREASED . INFLATION HAS DRAMATICALLY

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AND THERE IS A REASON FOR IT BECAUSE THE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM IS ABOUT STOPPING THE BLEED. IT IS NOT EVEN ABOUT ACHIEVING EQUITABLE FUNDING TO ACTUALLY START CLOSING OPPORTUNITIES IN ACHIEVEMENT GAPS IN A MEANINGFUL WAY ACROSS THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. IT IS JUST ABOUT, CAN WE JUST GIVE DISTRICTS ENOUGH OXYGEN TO SURVIVE? AND SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THINGS LIKE FULLY FUNDING SPECIAL EDUCATION FOR LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT, THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO USE $25 MILLION OF LOCAL DOLLARS TO RESPOND TO THE OPPORTUNITY AND ACHIEVEMENT GAPS WE SEE IN OUR SYSTEM. IT WOULD ALLOW US TO BE INNOVATIVE, CREATIVE, ADDRESS NEEDS IN THE SYSTEM. I DON'T BEGRUDGE OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM BECAUSE IT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE FUND IT TO THE DEGREE THAT WE ARE. AND IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STATE TO FULLY FUND SPECIAL EDUCATION . WHEN WE THINK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT PROBABLY THE MAJORITY OF OUR COMMUNITY HAS NO IDEA WHAT IT IS -- FUNDING FOR MATERIALS , SUPPLIES, AND OPERATING COSTS. I WILL CONTINUE TO GO BACK TO THIS EXAMPLE, BUT OUR LIABILITY INSURANCE COSTS IN THE LAST 4 TO 5 YEARS HAVE GONE FROM 1.5 MILLION ANNUALLY TO THIS YEAR 6.5 MILLION JUST FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR ALONE AND WE'RE LOOKING TO SEE ANOTHER 12 TO 16% INCREASE FOR NEXT YEAR. FUNDING HAS COME NOWHERE NEAR SEEING AN INCREASE TO THAT DEGREE . WE HAVE SEEN IT INCREASED BASED ON IPD. LAST YEAR THE LEGISLATURE DID INCREASE THE PER PUPIL AMOUNT SLIGHTLY . FOR LAKE WASHINGTON, ABOUT $1 MILLION A YEAR. SO IF WE JUST WANT TO TALK INSURANCE, THEY INCREASED IT BY LESS THAN 20% OF THE INCREASE WE HAVE

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THIS DAY AND AGE. WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW WE CLOSE THE GAP SO EVERY STUDENT IS GRADUATING IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. EVERY STUDENT IS READY FOR A POSTSECONDARY EXPERIENCE. EVERY STUDENT IS READY TO GO INTO THE WORKPLACE AND BE SUCCESSFUL. WE ARE JUST TALKING ABOUT SURVIVING. THAT IS WHERE WE ARE TODAY. THAT IS THE ADVOCACY WE NEED TO DO. FOR OUR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, WE HAVE REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION. FOR STUDENTS THAT NEED UNIQUE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. AGAIN, IT IS A CRITICAL SERVICE WE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE. AND SO THAT COSTS US ABOUT $3.5 MILLION. THIS YEAR, AND JUST A FEW YEARS AGO THAT COST US ABOUT $5.1 MILLION. LAST YEAR WHEN WE WERE SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT IN THE SAFETY NET PROCESS FOR TRANSPORTATION, WE SUBMITTED FOR ABOUT $1.5 MILLION AND REESE HEAVED $385,000. AND SO NOT EVEN A THIRD OF WHAT WE NEEDED TO COVER THE COST OF SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION. SO I SHARED THIS. I AM THIS DIRECT BECAUSE THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION TRULY IS ABOUT THE LEGISLATURE JUST DOING THE RESPONSIBILITY OF AMPLY FUNDING OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE OF WASHINGTON SO THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY START ADDRESSING THOSE EQUITY ISSUES THAT WE KNOW ARE EMBEDDED IN EVERY SYSTEM ACROSS THE STATE OF WASHINGTON . AND ALL OF US SAY ARE UNACCEPTABLE.

SO THAT IS MY IMPASSIONED SUPERINTENDENT REPORT THIS

EVENING. >>

>> WHERE GETTING STARTED EARLY ON THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION THIS

[H. Public and Community Affairs]

ARE THERE ANY UPDATES FROM THE BOARD ? YOU GAVE AN UPDATE .

ARE THERE ANY OTHER UPDATES? NO? OKAY. THE NEXT ITEM .

[I. Closing Items]

>> YES. THE DIRECTOR YOCUM AND I HAD THE EXTREME PLEASURE OF GETTING TO ATTEND THE UNIFIED SOCCER EVENT PLATED ON SATURDAY. THIS WAS A NEW PROGRAM. UNIFIED SOCCER AT THREE OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND THE TEAMS ARE A COMBINATION OF NONDISABLED AND DISABLED STUDENTS PLAYING TOGETHER.

HAVING A LOT OF FUN, IT LOOKED LIKE, OUT THERE IN THE RAIN. SO YES. THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN TO GET TO WATCH. TO SEE STUDENTS JUST BEING STUDENTS. AND REALLY INTERACTING IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS. A LOT OF DIFFERENT EXPRESSIONS OF JOY OUT THERE. A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS I COULD SEE THAT IN THE STUDENTS. THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN. A NEW PROGRAM THIS YEAR.

THEY HAD ONE PREVIOUS PLAY DAY. ROUND ROBIN. THE TEAMS ALL PLAYED EACH OTHER. THIS WAS THE SECOND ONE FOR THE YEAR AND THE LAST ONE. DEFINITELY. THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO MADE THAT POSSIBLE BECAUSE THAT WAS A REALLY TREMENDOUS EVENT TO SEE.

THANK YOU. >> YES. DIRECTOR YOCUM.

>> I ATTENDED THE RESOURCE FAIR THIS PAST WEDNESDAY AND THAT IS WHERE WE HAVE OUR PRESCHOOL PROGRAM. PRESCHOOLERS AND STAFF SHOULD BE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF WHAT THEY PUT ON. THE ARTWORK WAS INCREDIBLE. THEY HAD WORKED ALSO IN ADDITION TO THEIR INDIVIDUAL CLASSES. THEY HAD WORKED WITH THE SEATTLE ART MUSEUM TO PUT TOGETHER SOME COLLABORATIVE PIECES FROM THE ARTIST, ALEXANDER CALDER, AND TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE SCIENCE AND ART. EVEN LITERACY INTEGRATED IN THERE. PRETTY

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THEY HAD CHALK ART FOR THE KIDS TO DO. REALLY JUST AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PARENTS TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER AND MAYBE EXCHANGE NUMBERS AND SET UP PLAY DATES FOR THE SUMMER. AND KIND OF LOOK FORWARD MARTA MOVING INTO THAT NEXT YEAR. A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BE THERE.

>> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE ? OKAY. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS BOARD MEMBER COMMITTEE UPDATES. TO ANY BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANY UPDATES? DIRECTOR GUTHRIE.

>> YES. LAST MONDAY AND TUESDAY THE K5 READING ADVISORY COMMITTEE MET . I WAS THERE FOR THE TUESDAY SESSION ALONG WITH A NEW COMMUNITY MEMBER . THE COMMITTEE SPENT THE BULK OF THE DAY GOING THROUGH THE RF FIVE THAT HAD BEEN RECEIVED. WE ARE LOOKING FOR A NEW LITERACY CURRICULUM. THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO US. BRADLEY -- ROUTED FIRMLY IN THE CULTURE OF READING. THERE WERE 10 RFIS RECEIVED IN TOTAL.

THERE WERE FIVE THAT THE COMMITTEE SPECIFICALLY LOOKED AT. THE TWO BIG CRITERIA OR THE CUT FOR THE OTHER FIVE BEING NOT HAVING DUAL LANGUAGE. SO THAT WAS AN INTEREST SINCE WE HAVE THE DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM AND EINSTEIN MAKING SURE WE HAVE A CURRICULUM THAT SUPPORTS THAT. READING VERY THICK DOCUMENTS WITH LOTS OF INFORMATION AND DISCUSSING THAT WAS THE BULK OF THE DEBRIS THAT WAS THE LAST MEETING FOR THIS YEAR, BUT OF COURSE THE WORK IS GOING TO CONTINUE IN THE FALL.

JUST AS A REFRESHER, IT IS LOOKING LIKE A TWO-YEAR ADOPTION CYCLE. MOVING IN NEXT YEAR AND TRYING TO NARROW DOWN A LITTLE BIT MORE ON SOME OF THE OPTIONS THAT ARE GETTING TO A NARROW LIST OF OPTIONS TO TAKE A DEEPER LOOK AT . AND THEN MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT ADOPTION PROCESS STILL TARGETING THE FALL OF 2026, I BELIEVE, FOR THE FINAL

ADOPTION. >> ANYONE ELSE ? I WILL SAY THAT WE GOT A VERY THOROUGH UPDATE ON THE HIGH SCHOOL DAY COMMITTEE WORK THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON DURING OUR STUDY SESSION TODAY. IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE WORK THAT WAS DONE THIS YEAR, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO CHECK OUT THE STUDY SESSION WE HAD TODAY. THAT CONVERSATION IS GOING TO CONTINUE INTO OUR NEXT STUDY SESSION AT OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING. WHICH WILL BE ON JUNE 3RD. YES. SO, AS I SAID, THE NEXT MEETING OF THE BOARD WILL BE ON JUNE 3RD. STUDY SESSION AT 5:00 P.M. BOARD MEETING WILL BE AT 7:00 P.M. I WILL NOW ENTERTAIN MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MAY 20TH, 2024 BOARD MEETING. NOBODY WANTS TO LEAVE?

>> I MOVE WE ADJOURN. >> SECOND.

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

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