Jun 24, 2024 June 24, 2024 Board Meeting - 7:00 p.m.

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

[B. Opening Items]

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>> GOOD EVENING. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE JUNE 24TH, 2024 LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT OR ARE ACCOUNTED FOR. BOARD PRESIDENT LEAH CHOI IS TO EXCUSE THIS EVENING. THE BOARD VALUES PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND MEETINGS OF THE BOARD . BOARD MEETINGS WILL CONTINUE TO BE LIVE STREAMED ON THE 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 BOARD MEMBERS AT LWSD.ORG. DIRECTOR YOKUM, WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ OUR LAND

ACKNOWLEDGMENT TONIGHT? >> YES. 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. I WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE

THE JUNE 24TH, 2024 AGENDA. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> IT HAS BEEN MOVED BY DELECTABLE LIBERTY AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR YOKUM TO PRESENT AS

[C. Audience Participation]

ADDITIONALLY, PLEASE REFRAIN FROM NAMING STUDENTS UNLESS THEY ARE THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF SAID STUDENT. THE COMET WILL NOW BEGIN AT 7:09 P.M. THE FIRST PERSON FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

IS MARY WEST. >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. AND THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY ABOUT AN ISSUE THAT DEEPLY CONCERNS MANY PARENTS AND TEACHERS ALIKE OVERCROWDED CLASSROOMS. AS A PARENT AND CLASSROOM VOLUNTEER, I HAVE SEEN FIRSTHAND THE IMPORTANCE OF QUALITY EDUCATION FOR OUR CHILDREN IN OVERCROWDED CLASSROOMS -- ARE ONE OF THE BIGGEST OBSTACLES TO ACHIEVING THIS. I CANNOT IMAGINE A CLASSROOM WHERE THE TEACHER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVER 30 STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY FOURTH-GRADERS WHO WE KNOW ARE STRUGGLING WITH SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING . IN SUCH CLASSROOMS, INDIVIDUALIZED ATTENTION BECOMES NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. OUR CHILDREN EACH WITH THEIR UNIQUE STRENGTHS AND NEEDS ARE REDUCED TO MERE NUMBERS. THIS IS NOT THE EDUCATION WE WANT FOR THEM. WE

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>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS LINCOLN STEIN OCCUR. ALL RIGHT.

NEXT UP IS ALEX LEE. >> HELLO, DIRECTORS. I AM ALEX LEE WITH CASCADIA COLLEGE TRUSTEE. FIRST, I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU, DIRECTOR GUTHRIE. YOU WERE AT THE EMERSON HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION LAST WEEK WITH MY SON GRADUATING. I REALLY APPRECIATED YOU BEING THERE. SO, JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON SOME THINGS GOING ON WITH THE COLLEGE. COMMENCEMENT WAS LAST FRIDAY ON CAMPUS WITH ALMOST 500 GRADUATES. CASCADIA HAD A RECORD YEAR IN REGARDS TO RETENTION, ENROLLMENT, GROWTH AND STUDENT SUCCESS. WE ARE ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FIRST CLASS OF BACHELOR SCIENCE STUDENTS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE THIS FALL. AND OUR BIGGEST COHORT TO DATE OVER 120 STUDENTS IN OUR CASCADE'S COLLEGE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM. WE ARE WELCOMING BACK FIVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH ONE EDUCATIONAL DISTRICT FOR STUDENTS OF COLOR, CONFERENCES IN THE SPRING. AND WE ARE ALSO HIRING MORE FACULTY TO MEET STUDENT DEMAND. AND IT IS GOING TO BE OUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR. SO, THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR IS CASCADIA'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY.

AND WE OPEN OUR DOOR IN 2000 WITH JUST 800 STUDENTS. WE ARE BACKUP TO SERVING MORE THAN 4000 STUDENTS EACH YEAR.

WITHOUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS HELP, CASCADIA WOULD BE THE SUCCESS WE ARE TODAY. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF EVENTS PLANNED, INCLUDING SOME TO SUPPORT STUDENTS, AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU IN OUR CIRCLE. DR. MARIE, HE IS SENDING YOU ALL INVITES.

AND WE HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT SUMMER. WE WILL BE BACK TO SEE

YOU IN THE FALL. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS KELLY

LARSON. >> HELLO. OKAY. I HAVE LONG BEEN AN ADVOCATE OF THE BELL TO BELL CELL PHONE BAN. OVER THE PAST YEARS I HAVE SEEN ATTEMPTS TO CONTROL CELL PHONE USE IN OUR SCHOOLS. YOU GUYS, IT'S NOT ENOUGH. IT'S NOT WORKING.

LET ME SHARE WITH YOU A FEW THINGS I HEARD WHILE DRIVING FIVE MIDDLE SCHOOLERS IN MY CAR LAST WEDNESDAY. HAVE YOU SEEN SO-AND-SO'S SCORE ON BRAWL STARS? HE PLAYS ALL DAY THROUGH SCHOOL. HE HIDES IT THROUGH HIS DESK . AND SO-AND-SO, HE BRINGS AN XBOX CONTROLLER, HIDES IT UNDER HIS SWEATSHIRT ON HIS LAP, AND HAS HIS PHONE IN HIS DESK. MY PARENTS WON'T LET ME HAVE DATA, BUT WHEN I GO TO SCHOOL I CAN LOG ONTO THE WI-FI. MR. SO-AND-SO DOESN'T CARE. HE LETS US HAVE OUR PHONES OUT WHENEVER WE WANT THEM. HE JUST WANTS THE KIDS TO LIKE HIM. OUR TEACHERS DON'T NEED THIS ON THEIR PLATES. THEY NEED IT COMPLETELY OFF THEIR PLATES. THAT CAN BE DONE BY YOU, THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDENT, IMPLEMENTING A SCHOOLWIDE BAN ON PHONES DURING STUDENT HOURS. TEACHERS THAT LOVE THEIR JOBS BECAUSE THEY ARE EXHAUSTED. ACCORDING TO OUR CURRENT APPROACH, REQUIRES A SUBSTANTIAL LEVEL OF TEACHER ENFORCEMENT WHICH QUICKLY BECOMES EXHAUSTING. MANY TEACHERS SIMPLY GIVE UP.

HAS PARENTS, FIGHTING THE CELL PHONE BATTLE IS TIRING, FRUSTRATING, STRESSFUL, ENDLESS CHORE. IT IS OUR BURDEN TO BEAR AS WE ARE THE ONES ABOUT CELL PHONES FOR OUR KIDS. IT IS OUR

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EVEN IN THE LAST WEEK THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE ARTICLES IN THE SEATTLE TIMES DISCUSSING ALL OF THIS. SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGIST JONATHAN HITE IS OVER PODCASTS, SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE NEW CYCLE ATTEMPTING TO BRING THIS TO PARENTS AND

EDUCATORS -- >> CAN YOU WRAP UP?

>> EDUCATION IS A GREAT RESOURCE ON THE TOPIC. I'M ON MY LAST PARAGRAPH. OKAY? HAVING SOME CELL PHONES OUT IN THE CLASSROOM DISTRACT SOME STUDENTS. STATISTICS SHOWS SCORES DROP BY 60% IF STUDENTS ARE SITTING NEXT TO SOMEONE WITH A PHONE. THE FACTS ARE OUT THERE. THERE IS NO DENYING THEM. WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION, AND WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION FAST. IN A STUDENT THAT HAS A LAPTOP, NOT EVERY STUDENT HAS THE PRIVILEGE OF HAVING A SMART PHONE. THERE IS NO EDUCATIONAL NECESSITY FOR KIDS USING THEIR PHONES IN SCHOOL. I'M AN ADVOCATE FOR A BELL TO BELL CELL PHONE BAN. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW OVER. IF ANYBODY WISHES

[D. Consent Agenda]

I WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR STEWART AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR LALIBERTE. SUPERINTENDENT, WILL YOU PULL

THE BOARD? >> I WILL.

>> DIRECTOR STEWART? DIRECTOR LALIBERTE?

>> DIRECTOR GUTHRIE? >> YES.

>> SUPERINTENDENT, WILL YOU SUMMARIZE THE DONATIONS?

>> YOU HAVE OVER HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OF DONATIONS.

AND IF YOU LOOK IN YOUR PACKET, YOU WILL SEE A VARIETY OF REASONS FOR THOSE DONATIONS FROM SUPPORTS FOR SCHOOL PLAYGROUNDS TO FIELD TRIPS TO ALL THESE THINGS THAT JUST HELP TO INCREASE THE EXPERIENCE OF OUR STUDENTS IN THEIR SCHOOLS.

[E. Non-Consent Agenda]

SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS. >> THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE 2023-2024 BUDGET EXTENSION AND PUBLIC

HEARING. DR. HOLMAN? >> YES. TONIGHT, SUPERINTENDENT BARBARA POSTHUMOUS AND DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS SERVICES CHRIS BRANIGAN ARE HERE FOR THE NEXT TWO ITEMS. THE FIRST ITEM IS THE BUDGET EXTENSION FOR THE 23-24 SCHOOL YEAR BUDGET . AND SO, SUPERINTENDENT POSTHUMOUS WILL PROVIDE A BRIEF UPDATE AS TO WHAT THE BUDGET EXTENSION IS. TOTAL AMOUNT CAN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AS NEEDED.

>> OKAY. GOOD EVENING. SO, ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT IS A RESOLUTION RELATED TO THE 2023 , 2024 BUSINESS EXTENSION.

SORRY, I MISSED MY -- SO, WE ARE PROVIDING. WE SHARED INFORMATION WITH THE BOARD ABOUT THE EARLIER JUNE STUDY SESSION. SO, WE ARE PROVIDING THE RESOLUTION -- PROVIDES INCREASED SPENDING AUTHORITY BY $12 MILLION FROM 556.2 MILLION TO 500 56.8 MILLION. AS WE SHARED WITH THE BOARD EARLIER, THE DISTRICTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SPEND EVEN ONE DOLLAR MORE THAN THE BUDGETED AUTHORITY WITHOUT AUTHORITY FROM THE BOARD. SO, SOME OF THE THINGS WE HAVE BEEN REVIEWING, WE KNOW WE ARE RECEIVING $6 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL REVENUE. WE HAVE $6 MILLION IN EXPENDITURES FOR HIGH-COST SAFETY NETS SO YOU WILL SEE THAT CHANGE IN THE BUDGET EXTENSION. $3 MILLION FOR TRANSPORTATION CONTRACTS TO TRANSPORT SPECIAL ED AND HOMELESS STUDENTS. THESE, AGAIN, ARE OFFSET BY STATE APPORTIONMENT REVENUE. AND WE ARE ALSO HAVING ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENTS REQUIRED BY GADSBY. APPROXIMATELY $3 MILLION FOR LONG-TERM FINANCING OF LEASES AND EXPENDITURES. THE ACCOUNT, THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD REQUIRES US TO BOOK EXPENDITURES FOR THE LIFE OF A CONTRACT UPFRONT IN THE FIRST YEAR. YOU HAVE TO OFFSET THIS WITH REVENUE AS WELL. SO, IT'S NOT AN IMPACT TO OUR FUND

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TODAY. >> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I GUESS I HAVE A QUESTION. JUST TO BE CLEAR, THIS IS GRANTING AUTHORITY TO SPEND MORE THAN WHAT WAS BUDGETED, BUT IT IS -- ALL THOSE ADDITIONS ARE OFFSET BY ADDITIONAL REVENUE AS WELL?

>> CORRECT. ABSOLUTELY. YES. >> ALL RIGHT. THE BOARD WILL NOW HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE 2023-2024 BUDGET EXTENSION.

STATE STATUTES REQUIRED THE BOARD TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING.

AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE 2023-2024 BUDGET EXTENSION. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON THE TOPIC, PLEASE COME TO THE CENTER PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME.

>> SEEING NO ONE WISHING TO PROVIDE COMMENT, I WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD WILL TAKE ACTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2379 TO INCREASE THE 2023-2024 FUND APPROPRIATION AMOUNT FROM 556,000,100

$55,096-$568,155,096. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> IT HAS BEEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR LALIBERTE AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR YOCUM THAT WE ADOPT 2379 TO INCREASE THE 2023 2024 GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATION AMOUNT FROM 556,000,150 $5906-$568,155,096. ALL THOSE

IN FAVOR -- >> REAL QUICK, BEFORE WE DO

THAT -- DIRECTOR LALIBERTE? >> IT'S ALWAYS KIND OF AWKWARD WHEN WE APPROVE THINGS LIKE THIS WITHOUT A LOT OF DISCUSSION AND THE REASON WE ARE RIGHT WE HAVEN'T HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION BEFORE -- I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AND THINK BARBARA FOR A LOT OF RUNWAY BEFORE THIS IN TERMS OF EDUCATING US. WE HAD A STUDY SESSION WHERE IT WAS EXPLAINED. I'M ALSO GOING TO BRIEFLY PREEMPT MY COMMENTS ON COMMUNITY BOARD BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WAS RESENTED, BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT THE MOST RECENT MEETING THERE, TOO. FEEDBACK WAS SOLICITED. I DON'T THINK THERE WAS ANY. I THINK EVERYONE ON THE BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE NODDED THEIR HEADS AND SAID, THAT MAKES

SENSE. RIGHT? >> IT WAS IMPORTANT WE SHARE THAT WITH THE BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE. I WANTED THEM TO BE AWARE OF WHAT WAS UPCOMING AND SEE IF THEY HAD ANY QUESTIONS.

AND THEY APPEARED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE WERE ASKING. SO, ALL IS

WELL. >> OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT BEFORE WE VOTE ON THIS.

>> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER BOARD COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY

SAYING AYE. >> AYE.

>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED ? THE MOTION CARRIES. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE READING OF THE 2024-2025 BUDGET. DR.

HOLMAN? >> YEAH. SO, IT SEEMS THESE DAYS LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY NEVER ENDS IN DISCUSSION AROUND BUDGET NEVER SEEMS TO END. SO, WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING REALLY A LOT OF THE VARIABLES, THE PARAMETERS, THE ASSUMPTIONS RELATED TO BUDGET . IT FEELS LIKE ALL YEAR BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, AS OUR ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS CAME IN, AND THAT WAS ANOTHER SET OF DATA AS WE ARE LOOKING AT BUDGET REALIGNMENT, THESE ARE THINGS WE ARE CONTINUING TO TALK ABOUT IN THE PROCESS TO ADOPT AN ANNUAL BUDGET IS SOMETHING WE ALSO GO THROUGH. WE HELD A STUDY SESSION AT OUR JUNE, I BELIEVE, THIRD MEETING IF I BELIEVE -- IF MY MATH WORKS OUT CORRECTLY -- TO GO OVER THE 2024-2025 BUDGET AT THAT TIME.

AND TONIGHT, SUPERINTENDENT POSTHUMOUS AND DIRECT ARE OF

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BARBARA. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AGAIN, VERY EXCITED TONIGHT TO PRESENT THE '24-'25 PROPOSED BUDGET.

WE WERE FORTUNATE THIS YEAR. IT WAS THE SECOND YEAR OF THE BIANNUAL BUDGET. SO, OUR LEGISLATIVE SESSION ENDED EARLY. AND WE HAD INFORMATION , YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF MARCH WHICH DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN. SOMETIMES, WE ARE GETTING LATE INFORMATION FROM THE LEGISLATURE. SO, THE LEGISLATIVE BUDGET PROVIDED WHAT IS CALLED IPD OR COLA .

THE COST OF LIVING INCREASE OF 3.7%. SO, YOU WILL SEE THAT REFLECTED IN THE BUDGET. THEY ALSO REQUIRED A 7.1% INCREASE TO HEALTH BENEFITS, STATE HEALTH BENEFITS, AND MINOR CHANGES TO RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONS, EMPLOYER RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONS. THEY ALSO, THROUGH THE BUDGET CHANGES, WE ARE FORTUNATE THEY MADE CHANGES TO THE PROTOTYPICAL STAFFING MODEL, AND ALSO THE PROTOTYPICAL MODEL FOR NON-STAFF. YOU WILL HEAR MATERIAL SUPPLIES AND OPERATING COSTS. SO, THE BUDGET ALSO REFLECTS AN ENROLLMENT. I'M GOING TO SAY THE WORD INCREASE. WE HAVE AN INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR'S BUDGET. WE ARE STILL DECLINING FROM THIS YEAR'S ACTUAL ENROLLMENT. WHEN YOU COMPARE LAST YEAR'S BUDGET TO THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, IT IS A SMALL ENROLLMENT INCREASE. SO, AND AGAIN, WE WILL GO INTO MORE DETAIL ON THAT. THERE ARE TWO DOCUMENTS IN ADDITION TO THIS PRESENTATION IN THE BOARD MATERIALS. THERE IS WHAT WE CALL THE DETAILED BUDGET BY FUND. THIS IS KIND OF ALL THE DATA , THE FINANCIAL PAGES FOR WHAT WE CALL OUR USER FRIENDLY BUDGET SUMMARY DOCUMENT . WE WON'T HAVE IT READY UNTIL AUGUST. SO, YOU HAVE OTHER FINANCIAL DETAILS. AND THEN THE F1 95 , BIG, THICK CLIP, BIG, THICK , DOCUMENT. THIS IS THE STATE REQUIRED FORMAT THAT EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT. SO, IT'S IN A CONSISTENT FORMAT. YOU CAN COMPARE FROM SCHOOL DISTRICT TO SCHOOL DISTRICT . THIS IS WHAT THE BOARD IS ACTUALLY ADOPTING.

IT'S CALLED THE F1 95 FORM. THAT IS FORM F1 95. SO YOU JUST PAST FORM 200 WHICH IS A BUDGET EXTENSION. DID I GET THAT NUMBER RIGHT? OKAY. AND SO, SO, ALL OF THOSE WE WILL POST ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL. SO, SO, TONIGHT WE ARE GOING TO GO OVER OUR BUDGET POLICIES, OUR PROCESS AND OUR TIMELINE, PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF ALL OF OUR FUNDS. WE TALK A LOT ABOUT THE GENERAL FUND. WE HAVE FOUR OTHER FUNDS AS PART OF OUR BUDGET. SO, WE WILL REVIEW THOSE AS WELL. THEN WE WILL GO INTO MORE DETAILS OF GENERAL FUND REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES AND TALK ABOUT NEXT STEPS. SO, AGAIN, WE WANT TO FOCUS ON WHY WE ARE HERE. THE MISSION AND VISION OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EACH STUDENT IS READY TO GRADUATE , AND EQUIPPING EVERY STUDENT FOR SUCCESS IN THE FUTURE. AGAIN, OUR VISION, PREPARE FOR COLLEGE, PREPARE FOR THE GLOBAL WORKSPACE, AND PREPARE FOR PERSONAL SUCCESS. WE HAVE A COMMITMENT TO EQUITY AND CLOSING OPPORTUNITY GAPS, AND PROVIDING EVERY STUDENT THE SUPPORT THEY NEED, AGAIN, IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR VISION. OUR CORE FOCUS AREAS, THREE CORE FOCUS AREAS, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND NTFS. AGAIN, STUDENTS ARE SERVED BY MULTI TIERED SERVICE AND SUPPORT. SO, OUR BUDGET POLICIES , AGAIN, IS WHAT DRIVES OUR WORK. SO, WE HAVE A POLICY OF 6000 WHICH IS ABOUT THE BUDGET PREPARATION, ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION. THIS REALLY DRIVES OUR WORK.

THIS POLICY PROVIDES FOR STAFF PARTICIPATION, SHARING RECOMMENDATIONS WITH THE BOARD, AND SHARING WITH CITIZENS PRIOR TO ACTION. AND THEN, AS A DISTRICT, WE SEE SOLICIT INPUT FROM ALL DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAM MANAGERS. WE HAVE A LEADERSHIP TEAM THAT WE ASK FOR REVIEW AND FEEDBACK. AGAIN, WE ARE SHARING WITH THE BOARD BUDGET UPDATES AND MULTIPLE STUDY SESSIONS. SO, THE SECOND PART OF THE POLICY TALKS ABOUT

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THEN, WE PROVIDED TWO DIFFERENT TEAMS LIVE EVENTS THIS YEAR.

SO, IN FEBRUARY, WE PROVIDED OUR STAFF AND COMMUNITY A BUDGET UPDATE. THEN WE PROVIDED A SECOND BUDGET UPDATE TO THE COMMUNITY AFTER THE LEGISLATURE FINISHED AND PROVIDED THEM WITH LEGISLATIVE IMPACTS. SO, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO CHRIS NOW. HE IS GOING TO GO OVER OUR PROPOSED BUDGET, INFORMATION BY FUNDS, AND PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL DETAILS. ALL RIGHT.

>> SO, THE DISTRICT IS MADE UP OF FIVE DIFFERENT FUNDS. WE WILL DO AN OVERVIEW OF EACH FUND ON EACH SLIDE. AND THIS IS EXPENDITURES BY FUNDS. GENERAL FUND, 602.5 MILLION. DEBT SERVICES, 73.1 MILLION. CAPITAL PROJECTS 124 MILLION.

TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE, 3.4 MILLION. AND ASSOCIATED STUDENT

BODY, 8.5 MILLION. >>

>> THE BUDGET EXPENDITURE IS FOR DEBT SERVICE FUND. IT INCLUDES THE PRINCIPAL INTEREST PAYMENTS FOR BONDS INCLUDING THE LGL BONDS THAT WERE SOLD IN MAY, 2020 AND MAKE MAY COME AGAIN IN 2024. THEY ARE TO PROVIDE A LEVEL TAX RATE. WE USE UNDERWRITER TO ENSURE THE LOWEST COST FOR OUR TAXPAYERS.

THE REVENUE -- BUDGET FOR EXPENDITURES ALSO INCLUDES INAUDIBLE ] AND EXPENDED SEE. THE REVENUES ARE FROM LEVEES TO REPAY THE FONTS. IT REFLECTS THE ESTIMATED INTEREST WE GET ON THE REVENUE. AND THEN WE CAN ONLY LEVY THE AMOUNT WE NEED FOR THE PRINCIPAL INTEREST PAYMENTS IN OUR DEBT SERVICE FUND. CAPITAL SERVICE FUND, EXPANSION AUTHORITY FOR 120.4

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TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE FUND, PROVIDES EXPENDITURE BUDGET THROUGH 16 BUSES. THIS INCLUDES FOUR ELECTRIC BUDGETS THAT WE ARE RECEIVING EPA REBATE AND GRANT TO HELP PAY FOR THOSE.

REVENUES ALSO INCLUDE STATE APPRECIATION FUNDS FOR BUS REPLACEMENT, INVESTMENT EARNINGS, LIKE I SAID, THE GRANT FOR BUSES. THE ONLY WAY THE OM -- CAN DO A LEVY TO REDO TRANSPORTATION FUNDS. THE LAST TIME WE HAD TO DO THAT WAS IN 2001. SO WE ARE STILL USING FUNDS FROM BACK THEN TO KEEP THIS FUND GOING, WHICH MEANS WE HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB OF MAINTAINING THAT TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE FUND. -- MOVING WITHIN OUR RESOURCES. THE ASP FUND IS PREPARED BY EACH INDIVIDUAL, EACH SCHOOL IS FOR STUDENT EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES . REVENUES INCLUDE FUNDRAISERS, SALES AND SPORTS. AND THEN ON TO THE GENERAL FUND. SO, ONE OF THE BIGGEST IMPACTS TO OUR GENERAL FUND IS OUR ENROLLMENT.

IT IS A KEY DRIVER OF BOTH REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES WHICH IS WHY WE ALWAYS HIGHLIGHT IT. THIS IS OUR HEADCOUNT ENROLLMENT. YOU CAN SEE THAT IT IS -- WE ARE PROJECTING A SLIGHT DECREASE OF 81 STUDENTS FOR A TOTAL OF STUDENTS. AND THIS IS KIND OF A PICTURE OF WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING THE LAST FIVE YEARS. JUST -- WE ARE SEEING AN ELEMENTARY MOMENT DECLINED BY ABOUT 12.3% SINCE 2019, 2020 WILL HIGH SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS IS WHERE WE ARE SEEING ENROLLMENT GROWTH OF ABOUT 15.3 FOR HIGH SCHOOLS. MIDDLE SCHOOLS ARE ACTUALLY KIND OF FLAT. SO, THE PRIOR CHART REFLECTED OUR HEADCOUNT. IT COMPARED ACTUAL DATA TO PROPOSED BUDGET. BUT AS WE SHARED IN OUR STUDY SESSIONS, WE ARE FUNDED BASED ON ANNUAL FTE. WHAT WE ARE REFLECTING NOW IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE BUDGET BUDGET TO BUDGET WE ARE ESTIMATING 134 FTE INCREASE AND A SLIGHT DECREASE OF 135 STUDENTS. WE ARE ALWAYS VERY CONSERVATIVE IN OUR ENROLLMENT ESTIMATES. BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO OVER COMMIT ENROLLMENTS AND EXPENDITURES. IT IS A BIG DRIVER OF THOSE THINGS. WHAT WE DO BUDGET CONTINGENCY AND BUDGET FOR ENROLLMENT IN CASE YOUR STUDENTS SHOW UP IN THE FALL. SO, IF MORE STUDENTS TO SHOW UP WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO HIRE MORE TEACHERS AND NOT SPEND THAT MONEY IF WE RECEIVE IT. SO NOW, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO WALK YOU THROUGH SOME OF THE CHANGES IN THE BUDGET FROM 2023 BUDGET TO HOLMEN '24-'25. IT IS GOING UP BY $6.8 MILLION TOTAL. REVENUES ARE INCREASING

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STATE AND FEDERAL GRANTS, SELF-SUPPORTING PROGRAMS, MOSTLY OFFSET WITH THE EXPENDITURES WHICH YOU WILL SEE IN A MOMENT. THAT INCLUDES THINGS LIKE THE SPECIAL ED HIGH-COST SAFETY NET INCREASE THAT WE ARE BUDGETING, ENROLLMENT CHANGES FOR CATEGORICAL PROJECTS LIKE MULTILINGUAL IEA, AND SELF SUPPORTING PROGRAMS WOULD INCLUDE THINGS LIKE SERVICES. AND LASTLY, WE ARE INCLUDING ADDITIONAL REVENUE FOR $10 MILLION IN GRANT CONTINGENCY WHICH IS ALSO ON THE OWN EXPENDITURE SIDE. AND SO ON EXPENDITURES, YOU CAN SEE IN TOTAL WE ARE INCREASING $46.3 MILLION JUST LIKE WHAT WAS SHOWN ON THE REVENUES. STATE COLA BENEFITS ARE INCREASING EXPENDITURES. THE COST OF COLA IS ABOUT $6 MILLION. IT IS ALSO BUDGETING INCREASES FOR WORKERS COMP INSURANCE. AND SO, WE WILL GO INTO MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE FIXED COST AND BUDGET INVESTMENTS IN A LITTLE BIT.

THAT IS A TOTAL -- SORRY. YEAH. $3.5 MILLION THERE. AGAIN, STATE AND FEDERAL GRANTS AND SELF-SUPPORTING PROGRAMS ARE MOSTLY OFFSET WITH THE REVENUES. AND SAME THING WITH THE GRANT CONTINGENCY. SO, IN TOTAL , EXPENDITURES ARE STILL GREATER THAN REVENUES. THERE IS NO REASON USING A FUND BALANCE OF $5.4 MILLION FOR 2025. I THINK I GOT OUT OF ORDER. AND SO, THIS IS SHOWING OUR SOURCES OF REVENUE AS A PERCENTAGE OF OUR TOTAL BUDGET. WE HAVE A MAJORITY OF OUR BUDGET IS COMING FROM STATE CATEGORICAL LAP, MULTILINGUAL, HIGHLY CAPABLE AND TRANSPORTATION. AND LOCAL THEMED PROGRAMS INCLUDE THINGS LIKE INTEREST EARNINGS, DONATIONS, EXTENDED DAY FEES, ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION FEES, AND THEN WITHIN THE OTHER ONE .8%, WE HAVE OUR TRANSFER FROM CAPITAL PROJECTS. AND THIS IS JUST A REVENUE SUMMARY THAT WILL MATCH UP WITH WHAT YOU ARE SEEING IN THE DOCUMENT THAT BARBARA WAS TALKING ABOUT. AND THIS IS KIND OF A DIFFERENT VIEW OF OUR REVENUES. JUST A COMPARISON OF STATE DEFINED REVENUE FROM PRIOR BUDGET TO OUR PROPOSED BUDGET. OVERALL REVENUES ARE INCREASING 8.8%. -- FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. THE MAJORITY OF THIS IS DUE TO STATE COLA AND THEN IF IT PENSION INCREASES AS WELL AS INCREASES FOR OUR GRANTS AND SELF-SUPPORTING PROGRAMS. AND THEN, WE HAVE OUR CHANGES -- EXPENDITURE BUDGET INCLUDES CHANGES FOR OUR FIXED COSTS AND REQUIRED ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS AS WELL. STATE FOR COLA PENSION BENEFITS, STAFFING, MODEL AND ENROLLMENT.

STATE CATEGORICAL IS PRIMARILY THE INCREASE THERE IS FOR THE

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AND THEN -- FOR OUR EXPENDITURES , THIS IS THE PERCENT OF OUR TOTAL EXPENDITURES BY ACTIVITY CODE BASED ON STATE TO COUNTY. TOTAL TEACHING INCLUDES INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT STAFF, BUILDING TEAMS, PARENT EDUCATORS INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEMS, COUNSELORS, LIBRARIES, SUPPLIES, MATERIALS, TEXTBOOKS, DEVELOPMENT, SAFETY, ACTIVITIES AND ATHLETICS, SO QUITE A BIT IS THERE. OUR BUILDING ADMINISTRATION INCLUDES OFFICE STAFF AS WELL AS THE BUILDING ADMINISTRATION. CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION ALSO INCLUDES MORE THAN JUST ADMINISTRATORS. INCLUDES OFFICE STAFF AND OTHERS WHO ARE PRIMARILY ASSIGNED TO THE OFFICE LOCATION INCLUDING PAYROLL, HUMAN RESOURCES, BUSINESS, FINANCE AND I.T. STAFF. AND IT INCLUDES MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION.

INCLUDES CUSTODIAL UTILITIES, GROUNDS AND SECURITY WHILE OTHER INCLUDES INSURANCE INFORMATION SYSTEMS, PRINTING AND WAREHOUSE. AND THIS IS ANOTHER LOOK KIND OF BASED ON WHAT YOU WILL SEE IN THE FY 25 BUDGET, EXPENDITURES ON PROGRAM SUMMARY. OVERALL INCREASE IS PRIMARILY DUE TO STATE FUNDING FOR COLA BENEFITS. ALSO INCLUDED ARE CHANGES DUE TO ENROLLMENT CATEGORICAL GRANTS, COLLECTIVE-BARGAINING AGREEMENTS, FIXED COST, AND GRANT CONTINGENCY OF ABOUT 10 MILLION WHICH IS FOUND IN OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL ON THIS SLIDE.

OTHER MAJOR VARIANCES ON SPECIAL EDUCATION, 12.4% THERE.

MOSTLY REFLECTS THE INCREASE FOR THE HIGH-COST SAFETY NET INCREASE. SOME OF THE CTE SKILL CENTER , AND WHAT WE ARE CALLING COMPENSATORY EDGE WHICH IS FEDERAL AND STATE GRANTS, MOSTLY GOING UP DUE TO ENROLLMENT GROWTH IN THOSE AREAS. AGAIN, OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL IS WHERE WE HAVE THE 10 MILLION IN CONTINGENCY. SO, THAT HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF THE BIGGER CHANGES, TRANSPORTATION, OBVIOUSLY, WE BUDGETED EXPENDITURES SIMILARLY TO OUR REVENUES. AND THEN AS I MENTIONED, WE GET INTO SOME OF OUR FIST -- FIXED COST . WE WILL OUTLINE THOSE NOW. PROPERTY AND LIABILITY INSURANCE WITH THE RISK POOL IS INCREASING MOST 18% FOR A TOTAL OF JUST UNDER $1 MILLION OR 900,000 -- EXCUSE ME. 900,000.

OUR INSURANCE COST NEARLY DOUBLED OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS. FOR A 91% INCREASE. OUR UTILITY COSTS ARE ALSO INCREASING. WITH OUR SUSTAINABILITY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY NOTES IN PLACE, THAT NUMBER WILL BE WORSE. AND LASTLY, OUR ANNUAL AUDIT, WE ARE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR STATE AUDIT COSTS. WE WERE JUST NOTIFIED THAT WAS GOING TO GO UP ANOTHER 20% OR 24,000. SOME INVESTMENTS -- SOME OF THE INVESTMENTS ON THIS SLIDE WERE ALSO THIS YEAR, NOT JUST NEW FOR THE '24-'25 BUDGET. BUT THERE IS A 0.1 MILLION FROM MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT CONTRACTS, ANOTHER ONE .4 MILLION IN SPECIAL EDUCATION, STAFFING PEER EDUCATING STAFFING, PRESCHOOL, GROWTH, STAFF, AND STAFF TO SUPPORT THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PROGRAM AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT. WE HAVE 1.2 MILLION FOR SUSTAINABILITY. THAT IS FOR PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND STAFFING FOR THAT.

. LANGUAGE ACCESS COORDINATOR GRANT AND PAYROLL SUPPORT, AND OF COURSE, TRANSPORTATION, WE ADDED 1.4 MILLION FOR AT LEAST SOME DRIVERS, THESE ARE ALL PRIORITIZED EAST ON REQUIREMENTS AND CORE FOCUS AREAS. WE ARE GOING -- AS WE ARE GOING TO THE BUDGET ALIGNMENT PROCESS. AND ON THIS SLIDE, THESE ARE THINGS THAT

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SUBSTITUTES ARE MINIMALLY FUNDED BY THE 6 MILLION, THEN THERE IS A SHORTFALL AS WELL AS CERTIFICATED STAFFING AND INAUDIBLE ] STAFFING. SO, NEXT STEPS . JUNE 24TH, AS BARBARA WAS SAYING, THIS WILL BE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. WE WILL GET THE PROPOSED BUDGET DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE ON OUR DISTRICT WEBSITE, HARDCOPIES CAN BE OBTAINED BY THE BUDGET OFFICE. AUGUST 5TH WILL BE OUR PUBLIC HEARING. AND AUGUST 19TH WILL BE FORMAL BOARD ACTION TO ADOPT THE BUDGET. I JUST WANT TO NOTE ONE MORE THING ABOUT THE FY 2025 DOCUMENTS. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH BSD TO MAKE CORRECTIONS TO OUR 2022-2023 ACTUAL NUMBERS REFLECTED IN THE DOCUMENT. THEY DID NOT UPDATE IT CORRECTLY. IT CAUSED THEM TO BE OUT OF BALANCE. THIS IS HAPPENING WITH OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS WE TALK WITH BSD.

THEY ARE WORKING WITH OS PI TO GET THE 2025 SYSTEM CORRECTED.

ONCE THOSE CORRECTIONS ARE MADE, WE WILL UPDATE THE BUDGET AS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE. AS YOU KNOW, THE 2024 AND 2025 BUDGET FIGURES ARE ALL CORRECT.

>> CHRIS, WOULD YOU GO BACK TO THE FUNDING GAP SLIDE? I HAVE SOME FEEDBACK FOR US AS AN ORGANIZATION. WHAT I DON'T SEE ON THIS SLIDE IS TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS OF WHICH WE SPENT NORTH OF $25-$30 MILLION ANNUALLY AND RECEIVE 5 TO $6 MILLION IN REVENUE. SO I WOULD RECOMMEND WE UPDATE THE SLIDE TO REPRESENT TECHNOLOGY. I UNDERSTAND WHY MSOC LOOKS LIKE IT'S FULLY FUNDED. IT IS A STANDALONE. WHAT IT IS NOT REPRESENTING HERE IS THAT FOR ALL OF THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF MSOC THAT WE ARE FUNDING, FOR ALL THE THINGS WE ARE FUNDING, WE HAVE TO FILL IN THE GAP, IT'S TRUE THAT MSOC IS, QUOTE, FULLY FUNDED. IT IS BECAUSE THAT EQUATES TO FULL FUNDING. IT STILL ISN'T REPRESENTING THE GAP. AS WE ARE SITTING HERE ON THE SLIDE, WE ARE THINKING ABOUT ONGOING ADVOCACY AROUND THE BUDGET. THERE ARE SOME WAYS WE CAN CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THIS DATA THAT I KNOW WE HAVE USED FOR YEARS. IT WILL BE GOOD IN ADVOCACY MOVING FORWARD. CHRIS,

GO AHEAD. >> I WAS GOING TO SAY, I FORGOT, IS BASED ON 2023-2024. IF YOU WOULD JUMP TO THE LAST

SLIDE -- >> AND JOHN, BEFORE YOU DO YOUR LAST SLIDE, I FORGOT TO SAY THIS AT THE BEGINNING. I WANT TO THANK CHRIS AND OUR BUDGET OFFICE FOR THE HOURS AND HOURS OF WORK IT TAKES TO PUT A BUDGET TOGETHER FOR A DISTRICT OUR SIZE. THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD. I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THEY HAVE BEEN DOING. AND AGAIN, THE FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED FROM THE BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAS HELPED PRIORITIZE HOW WE SHARE INFORMATION AND WHAT IS HELP FULL SIDE-BY-SIDE EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A LOT OF NUMBERS THAT TALE WITH THE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES OF THE BALANCE, THAT WAS THE FEEDBACK . DON'T SEPARATE IT OUT. SHOW IT ACTUALLY SIDE-BY-SIDE. I WANT TO THANK SHANNON FOR ALL THE PICTURES OF GRADUATE , THEY WERE THIS YEAR'S GRADUATES.

SO, I APPRECIATE SHANNON PROVIDING ME THOSE PICTURES SO I GET THEM IN OF OUR NEWLY GRADUATED RECENT GRADUATES. SO,

I APPRECIATE THAT. >> YEAH. WE WANT TO END WITH THIS SLIDE. AS WE WORK THROUGH OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS, THE CORE FOCUS IS ON OUR STUDENTS. THIS IS THE CENTER OF THE PROFILE . MAYBE YOU HAVE SEEN ALL THE LAYERS. WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE BEEN PLENTIFUL IN OUR BUDGET FOR MANY, MANY YEARS SO WE CAN TAKE A STRATEGIC VIEW OF HOW WE BRING REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES INTO ALIGNMENT. ANY DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE WERE FORCED TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT SLASHES TO THEIR BUDGET INSIGNIFICANT TIME. AS OF HOW OUR PLANNING NATURE -- WE WERE PLANNING TO BE THOUGHTFUL ABOUT THE PROCESS. AS WE WALKED THROUGH THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS DEVELOPING THESE PROFILES, THINKING ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE, KNOWING THAT HER COMMITMENT IS

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>> WHAT IS COMMUNITY SERVICES? I AM NOT TRYING TO DISRUPT THE

ORDER. >> IT'S ON SLIDE 31.

>> WE CAN GO BACK TO THAT SLIDE. I THINK THOSE WERE OUR

-- HERE WE GO. >> THERE IT IS. YEAH, I JUST

DID NOT KNOW . >> DO WE HAVE THE DETAILS BEHIND THAT? CHRIS IS FINDING IT.

>> SO, YEAH. WE HAD SOME STAFFING ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE

DID. >> THINGS OR WHAT?

>> EXTENDED DAY AFTER SCHOOL CHILDCARE.

>> THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD , I THINK THE POINT WE NEED TO MAKE, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE HAD REDUCTIONS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION FG USE , THE BUDGET CAN'T REFLECT THE FGE AND THAT RESPECT . THIS ASSISTED TECHNOLOGY DEVICES TO HELP THE KIDS WITH LIMITED COMMUNICATION SKILLS TOLD THESE SO THEIR EDUCATION CAN BE AS ROBUST AS POSSIBLE. WE LOOKED AT HOW OUR STUDENTS, INSTEAD, HAVE THESE INTENDED SERVICES NEEDED. I DON'T KNOW HOW IN THE WORLD TO NOTE IT , BUT IF THERE IS A WAY TO POINT OUT THE INTENSITY OF SERVICES HIGHER IN THESE PAST YEARS, WE NEED TO MAKE THESE ESPECIALLY TO OUR LEGISLATORS.

>> BARBARA, COULD YOU GO TO SLIDE 33, THE BUDGET INVESTMENTS? IT IS STILL IMPORTANT THAT WE SPEND SOME TIME TO UNDERSTAND IF THERE ARE SOME, AND AS YOU CAN SEE HERE COMPARED TO THE OVERALL BUDGET, SLIGHT BUDGET ADJUSTMENT AND INVESTMENT THAT WE NEED TO MAKE. IF YOU RECALL, TWO YEARS AGO, THE BOARD ADOPTED A BUDGET THAT PROVIDED MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT TO ALL OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS. THAT THE COUNSELOR AND ALL OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS , AND OUR TWO LARGE SCHOOL CAMPUSES.

SO, JUST THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS , IT WAS EITHER CUT THE PROGRAM, CUT HOURS, OR CONTINUE TO INVEST SO THOSE SUPPORTS COULD BE IN PLACE. FROM OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM, TO YOUR POINT, WE KNOW THAT THERE IS AN INTENSITY OF NEED THAT WE WILL CHANGE IN MODEL. SO, THIS INVESTMENT IS ACROSS THE BOARD LOOKING AT INCREASED -- SIGNIFICANT INCREASES , BUT THERE IS A DECATUR STAFFING SUPPORTING OUR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PROGRAM. A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, THESE TWO CONTRACT AUDIOLOGY SERVICES , AND THEN WE FOUND OUT AT THE LAST MINUTE, THAT CONTRACT WAS BEING ELIMINATED

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FOR KIDS. >> IT SHOULD BE NOTED TO THAT JUST 10 YEARS AGO AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, THERE WERE NO STUDENT EDUCATED HERE. AND IT WENT FROM ONE, TWO, AND QUITE FRANKLY, THE EDUCATIONAL OUTLOOK FOR THOSE STUDENTS WAS TREMENDOUS.

THE VIRTUE OF THE FACT THAT THEY CANNOT COMMUNICATE WITH PEERS, IT'S A MATTER OF QUALITY EDUCATION . ASSIGN A MATTER OF HOW MANY ARE IN THIS.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> I DID HAVE A QUESTION. CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SPECIAL EDUCATION SAFETY NET FUNDING ? THAT CAME UP IN THE EXTENSION, AND WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT HERE? WHAT IS THAT? AND THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE REVENUES THAT OFFSET THAT, BUT IT FELT LIKE THAT IS INCREASING . SO, EVEN IF IT IS OFFSET, CAN YOU SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT THAT IS ABOUT ? YEAH, AND WERE THOSE NUMBERS

ARE COMING FROM? >> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.

SO, OUR STATE PROVIDES EQUAL FUNDING FOR STUDENTS IN OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM. IN GENERAL, EVERY STUDENT GETS THE SAME DOLLAR AMOUNT. WE KNOW THAT SOME OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE A HIGHER NEED, AND THEREFORE, HIGHER EXPENDITURES. THE STATE RECOGNIZES THAT AS WELL. SO, WE HAVE PROVIDED A SYSTEM THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE CAN APPLY FOR HIGH COST SAFETY NET FUNDING. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH COST STUDENT THAT GOES THE ON STATE FUNDING AND MORE, THAN YOU CAN APPLY TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THAT HIGH COST STUDENT. SO, ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WITH THAT -- SO, EVERY YEAR, OUR SPECIAL SERVICES TEAM, AGAIN, A PROJECT THAT TAKES HOURS AND HOURS TO PROVIDE WITH THIS ORIGINALLY CAME OUT , BEFORE EVERYTHING WITH ELECTRONIC , WE HAD BOXES AND BOXES OF PAPER THAT WOULD GO DOWN. THEY HAD COPIES OF ALL OF THEIR IEP'S, COPIES OF EVERY SINGLE CONTRACT. NOW THAT IS ALL ELECTRONIC. BUT OUR SPECIAL SERVICES TEAM DOES A FABULOUS JOB LOOKING THROUGH EVERY STUDENT OUR SYSTEM, AND APPLYING FOR AS MUCH AS THEY CAN. I THINK THIS YEAR, IT WAS OVER 380 STUDENTS POTENTIALLY?, BUT EACH YEAR, FOR EACH SPECIAL SERVICES TEAM , WE ARE ABLE TO APPLY FOR MORE AND MORE FUNDING. AND YES, THAT ALSO LEADS TO OUR STUDENT WHO ARE COSTING US MORE. SO, WE BUDGET BASED ON -- WE PUT THE BUDGET TOGETHER BASED ON WHAT WE HAD THE YEAR BEFORE , AND WE DON'T ALWAYS KNOW WHAT WE ARE GETTING UNTIL THE SUMMER. SO, SOMETIMES, OUR BUDGET IS LAGGING BETWEEN WHAT OUR EXPENDITURES ACTUALLY ARE. SO, AGAIN, IT USED TO BE 8 MILLION, THAT WAS 11 MILLION , AND NOW,

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>> SO, DOES THAT HELP? >> OKAY.

>> YOU HAVE TO SPEAK IN THE MICROPHONE.

>>

>> BACK TO THAT BAR CHART AGAIN , STATE VERSUS LOCAL , I THINK

IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT MAC >> SORRY, I'M WORKING MY WAY

THERE. >> UNLESS I'M MISSING IT , THE STEAK IS VIRTUALLY NO DOLLARS OR ZERO DOLLARS EXCEPT FOR OUR

LOCAL TAXES. >> I'M SORRY. I DO NOT

UNDERSTAND. >> ALL I SEE IS RIGHT HERE.

>> SORRY, I DID NOT HEAR YOU. >> IT'S ALL RIGHT.

>> SO, WHEN THE STATE PROVIDES -- AGAIN, THERE IS A SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THAT , AND THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF RED THERE. SO, IT'S STILL NOT ENOUGH OF WHAT OUR HIGHLY

CAPABLE PROGRAM COSTS. >> MY POINT IS WE ARE TRYING TO MEET THE NEED BECAUSE THE STATE IS IMPLYING IT?

>> CORRECT. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THE BOARD WILL NOT TAKE ANY ACTION ON THIS TOPIC AT TONIGHT'S MEETING. THE BUDGET WILL BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE BOARD ON AUGUST 5TH, 2024. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[F. Superintendent Report]

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE SUPERINTENDENT REPORT. DR.

GORDON? >> EVERY YEAR, THERE IS THIS HUGE RELEASE OF OXYGEN AS STUDENTS LEAVE FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR , EVERYTHING IS GOOD, AND EVERYTHING GETS TO TAKE THE SUMMER OFF. RIGHT? WELL, THAT'S ACTUALLY NOT TRUE. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS , I WOULD SAY, EQUALLY AS BUSY DOING OTHER TYPES OF THINGS WHEN THE MAJORITY OF OUR STUDENTS ARE HERE LEARNING. I DOCUMENTED A FEW OF THOSE , AND I HAD TO FORCE MYSELF TO STOP BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF THINGS THAT I COULD'VE SHARED WITH YOU TONIGHT. BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT JUST BECAUSE STUDENTS AREN'T HERE DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE STUDENT ISN'T CHURNING AT A PRETTY HIGH LEVEL. IN THE SUMMER MIGHT BE EVEN DIFFERENT THAN MOST.

THE FIRST THING ON MY LIST IS OUR CONVERSION OF OUR STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM AND FISCAL HR SYSTEM. WE CALL IT SKYWARD .

PARENTS ACCESS IT, STAFF ACCESS IT. IT IS THE SYSTEM THAT HOUSES ALL DATA ON OUR STUDENTS, AND ALL DATA FOR OUR FISCAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT OF PERSONNEL. WE ARE CONVERTING THAT FROM SKYWARD TO OUR NEW SKYWARD PRODUCT. THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR OVER FIVE YEARS. BECAUSE IT IS NO SMALL TASK TO MAKE THAT SHIFT BECAUSE IT IS SO IMPORTANT, IT HAS TO GO RIGHT. SO, WE APPRECIATE TIM KRIEGER , DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND ACCOUNTABILITY. HE HAS BEEN REALLY TASKING THIS ONE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS , AND, THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS CONVERSION ,

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SO, ALL OF THE WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO, YOU KNOW, THE PREPARATION TEST CONVERSIONS, LIKE, THEY ARE ACTUALLY DOING -- THEY ARE REMODELING THE CONVERSION WERE THEY ACTUALLY RUN THE DATA TOOL TO SEE, OKAY, WHAT ERRORS ARE BEING PRODUCED WITH OUR DATA ? TEAM IS BEEN GOING IN AND WORKING ON THAT , AND UNDERSTANDING THE VARIOUS CODES . IT WORKS CUMULATIVE , SO HOW ARE YOU MAKING SURE? I WOULD BE REMISS TO SAY THAT I FULLY EVEN UNDERSTAND ALL OF WHAT HAS GONE INTO ITS, BUT I CAN TELL YOU, EVERYONE OF OUR DEPARTMENTS, OUR SCHOOL STAFF , THEY HAVE ALL ACTIVELY BEEN INVOLVED IN TRAINING, AND LEARNING, PREPPING, ASKING FOR TRAINING IN THE SUMMER TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS GOES WELL. IN MID JULY , THERE WILL BE A DARK PERIOD FOR US , SKYWARD WILL BE IN A READ-ONLY VIEW. SO VIEWERS CAN COME IN AND SEE THOSE THINGS , BUT WE WON'T BE ABLE TO MANIPULATE IT, AND THERE'LL BE A DARK PERIOD WHERE WE CONVERT OUR DATA INTO CUMULATIVE , AND IN THAT FOLLOWING MONDAY , SURPRISE! THE TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING FOR THAT DATE , AND THE AMOUNT OF CONSIDERATIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS HAPPENS WELL HAS BEEN SUBSTANTIAL. IT IS AN IMPORTANT ONE TO RECOGNIZE , BECAUSE I CAN TELL YOU KIDS WERE OUT OF SCHOOL , AND THOSE TEAMS HAVE JUST CONTINUED TO TURN TO MAKE SURE OUR REPORTING IS CONTINUING, THE CONVERSION FOR SCHOOL YEAR TO SCHOOL YEAR, WHICH IS A BIG DEAL , LIKE, ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE REALLY BIG DEALS. SO, WE APPRECIATE ALL THE BIG WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO THAT. WE HAVE THREE ADDITIONS.

CONSTRUCTION ADDITIONS AT THREE OF ALL OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL, AT KIRKLAND AND REDLINE MIDDLE SCHOOL THAT ARE THE FINAL PHASES THAT ARE BEING COMPLETED, AND THEY WILL OPEN IN THE FALL READY FOR STUDENTS. WE ARE FOUR DISTINCT CONSTRUCTION PROCESSES THAT ARE REALLY IN THOSE PLANNING PHASES THAT THE BOARD JUST REALLOCATED FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO DO BOTH ADDITIONS FOR CLASSROOMS, BUT ALSO MODIFICATIONS. I BELIEVE SOME OF THOSE COURSE BASED MODIFICATIONS ARE SOME OF THOSE I WILL START THIS SUMMER. ROCKWELL AND EMERSON ARE IN THE PLANNING PHASES. BUT, PART OF THE ARCHITECTURAL TEAM WAS THERE AT THE GRADUATION, BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO LEARN ABOUT WHAT THE ENVIRONMENT IS. WHAT IS THIS LAKE SO THAT THEY ARE THINKING ABOUT THE NEW EMERSON , AND THEY HAVE THE BACKGROUND AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE CAMPUS. I KNOW WITH EMERSON HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION , THE OTHER PARTY WAS ALSO THERE.

THINKING ABOUT THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL INCUR THE SUMMER ACROSS THE DISTRICT , AGAIN, I DON'T HAVE THE FULL LIST. I CAN TELL YOU IT'S BUSY. ROOFING PROJECTS, ADDING NEW CARPET TO A SCHOOL , I MEAN, THAT'S HUGE! THAT HAPPENED ONE TIME IN MY CAREER IN THE SCHOOL. YOU HAVE TO PACK EVERYTHING UP SO THAT EVERYTHING CAN BE MOVED AND MOVED BACK IN. SO, THOSE ARE REALLY IMPACTFUL, ALTHOUGH THEY ARE REALLY BENEFICIAL AS WELL. PARKING LOT UPDATES IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO AN ANNUAL BASIS AS WE IDENTIFY ISSUES AND NEEDS OF OUR TECHNOLOGY TEAM. OUR SECONDARY STUDENTS KEEP DEVICES, BUT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, YOU ROLL IN 4000 DEVICES FOR OUR A3 STUDENTS AND SENIORS , AND THEN WE ALSO DEPLOY , WE.

THE POINT 5000 DEVICES FOR OUR SIX GRADE STUDENTS. SO, THAT'S ALWAYS A HUGE UNDERTAKING. WE HAVE AUDIO ENHANCEMENTS AND PROJECTS FOR CLASSROOMS THAT WILL BE WRAPPING UP THIS YEAR.

THE TEAM IS PREPARING FOR THE LAUNCH OF CANVAS, A LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT TWO OF OUR SCHOOLS FOR NEXT YEAR , AND

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ALIGNMENT WILL BE READY FOR FALL OF 2024. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE SEEN , IN TERMS OF PREP FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR , OUR SERVICES TEAM TOOK ONE OF OUR SMALLER BUSES AND CONVERTED IT AS IT WAS REMOVED FROM THE FLEET, AND CONVERTED IT TO A CARPET CLEANING MACHINE . SO, THIS BUS GOES TO SCHOOLS , AND THIS IS, LIKE, THE ENGINE THAT RUNS THE CARPET CLEANING DEVICE. SO, WE HAVE A CARPET CLEANING BUS THAT WILL TOWARDS THE DISTRICT AND A TEAM THAT OPERATES IT. SO, YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW DIRTY OUR CARPETS GET. SO, WE CLEAN THEM EVERY SUMMER. SUMMER SCHOOL. YES, WHILE THE MAJORITY OF STUDENTS ARE NOT HERE , AND A LOT OF STUDENTS COME BACK BECAUSE THEY MISS HER SO MUCH. SO, THE PROGRAMS WE HAVE, EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR TO 21 OR 22 YEARS OF AGE. ARE SO FIGURING THAT ONE OUT. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ACADEMY, WE HAVE A TITLE I PROGRAM . MIDDLE SCHOOL BRIDGE ACADEMY, SECONDARY MATH ACCELERATION FOR STUDENTS THAT WANT TO ACCELERATE THEIR PATHWAY, THEY CAN PARTICIPATE IN ALGEBRA GEOLOGY CREDIT BEARING COURSE . THAT SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY RIGOROUS COURSE IF YOU ASK ME . HIGH SCHOOL PRINT RECOVERY, AND GREAT ENHANCEMENTS. LET'S SEE IF YOU HAVE A GREAT THAT DOES NOT MATCH. YOU GOT A D OR A C, AND YOU WANT TO A OR B, IS A WAY TO ENHANCE THAT GRADE FOR YOUR TRANSCRIPT. AND THEN, OUR CTE PROGRAM IS PRETTY EXTENSIVE AS WELL. LOCATIONS OF SUMMER SCHOOL AT THE SCHOOLHOUSE , LEAR, FROST, WE HAVE SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS THAT ARE ONLINE. LAKE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL, WANITA COURSEWORK , THEY ARE MORE SITES IN THE SUMMER THAN IT IS DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. SO, WATERCOURSES WILL BE OFFERED AT THESE FOLLOWING HIGH SCHOOLS AND ONE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

CEDAR CREST TO JAPAN WILL HOST SUMMER PROGRAMS. LAKE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL , TOLD MIDDLE SCHOOL, I BELIEVE THE PROGRAM IS GUITAR MAKING. LIKE, EVERY SUMMER, HOW AWESOME IS THAT? AND THEN TWO FINAL THINGS. OUR TEAM HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON FAMILY ENGAGEMENT , AND I CAN TELL YOU THE BOARDS THREE POLICIES THAT HAVE CAUSED SOME REALLY GREAT CONVERSATIONS. SO, TEAMS FROM BOTH THE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND SERVICES TEAMS ARE GOING BACK TO HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION TO PARTICIPATE IN FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION , CREATING EFFECTIVE SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS. I BELIEVE IT IS A FOUR-DAY SESSION THAT THEY WILL BE ENGAGED IN, AND IT WILL BE EXCITING TO HEAR THEIR LEARNINGS FROM THAT OPPORTUNITY. AND THEN FINALLY, IN JULY, WE DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DATE YET, BUT THE TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING EXTENSIVELY ON A WEBSITE REFRESH. SO, THIS EVALUATION OF OUR OVERALL WEBSITE, NAVIGATION , AND I GOT TO SEE A PREVIEW OF THAT A MONTH AGO . IT LOOKED REALLY, REALLY NICE. SO, THAT WILL BE LAUNCHED THIS SUMMER . SO, COMMUNITY STAFF, WE WILL ALL SEE A DIFFERENT VERSION OF LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT WEBSITE. SO, AGAIN, I COULD HAVE GONE ON AND ON, BUT THE AMOUNT OF STAFF , YES, STUDENTS, YOU KNOW, THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL, THAT'S ALWAYS A THING , AND THE WHEELS KEEP TURNING. IT IS APPRECIATE OUR STAFF THAT CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH THE SUMMER AND FINDING THEIR OPPORTUNITIES FOR VACATION MAYBE DURING THE SUMMER, BUT IT'S REALLY DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR OUR STAFF. I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK GOING INTO KEEPING OUR DISTRICT MOVING FORWARD.

[G. Public and Community Affairs]

>> THANK YOU. DR. HOLMAN? >> THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS. THIS PORTION OF THE BUSINESS MEETING OF THE BOARD IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY BOARD MEMBERS TO INFORM AND PROVIDE UPDATES FOR ORGANIZATIONS OR GROUPS THEY ENGAGE WITH . ARE THERE ANY OTHER UPDATES FROM

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>> JUST CONFIRMING THAT THIS IS THE TIME TO TALK ABOUT THE

LEGISLATOR? >> YES, PERFECT. THANK YOU. SO, TO FOLLOW UP WITH STAFF WORKING , I'M GOING TO SAY THAT THE BOARD ALSO HAS SOME WORK THIS MONTH . THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HANDBOOK WILL BE AVAILABLE TO REVIEW BEGINNING ON JULY 1ST, AND IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE ALL REVIEW THIS HANDBOOK, BECAUSE THE AMENDED PROCESS IS RIGHT WHERE IT IS LAST YEAR.

SO, INSTEAD OF PROPOSING AMENDMENTS AT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, WE NEED TO VOTE ON THE AMENDMENTS AT OUR NEXT MEETING. WE NEED TO INDIVIDUALLY WORK THROUGH THREE OF THESE. I WILL BE REACHING OUT TO EACH OF YOU JUST TO NUDGE YOU TO DO THAT READING, AND ALSO TRY TO FIND THE TIME TO TALK WITH EACH OF YOU BEFORE OUR NEXT MEETING. SO, WE HAVE

HOMEWORK TO . >> ONE MORE UPDATE ON TRINITY AFFAIRS. I BELIEVE BARBARA WAS THERE AS WELL MET WITH THE CITY OF KIRKLAND FOR OUR QUARTERLY COORDINATION MEETING ON JUNE 11TH. I WILL JUST WE GO THROUGH THE ITEMS DISCUSSED. AS FOLKS HERE MAY KNOW, THE CITY IS CURRENTLY EXPLORING A PROPOSAL TO BUILD A FACILITY ON, WHAT DO THEY CALL IT? I THINK THAT'S WHAT IT'S CALLED. IF IT COMES TO FRUITION , THERE'S ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY AND SOME INTERESTS POTENTIALLY PARTNERING WITH THE DISTRICT. I THINK THE CITY IS GOING TO THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW TO EVALUATE THAT, AND THERE MAY BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO PARTNER IN SOME WAY WITH DEVELOPMENT WITH THE USE OF THAT FACILITY. SECOND, THE CITY OF KIRKLAND JUST COMPLETED A FEASIBILITY STUDY , AND THEY'RE CALLING IT THE WANITA PATHWAY.

IF THE CROSS KIRKLAND CORRIDOR WITH OTHER BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CITY. THE REASON WAS BROUGHT TO THE DISTRICT IS THAT ONE OF THE FEASIBILITY STUDIES AND POTENTIAL ROUTES WOULD PASS RIGHT BY 18 HIGH SCHOOL . SO, IT'S KIND OF INFORMATIONAL STATES. THE TRUE FEASIBILITY OF THAT STUDY , GIVEN THE PRICE TAG ATTACHED TO IT. THE DISTRICT PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON OUR CONSTRUCTION EFFORTS IN KIRKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL , WHICH I KNOW WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY WITH OUR SELF THIS WEEK , AND THEN WE PROVIDE AN UPDATE TO THE COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF ON A 2024 CONSTRUCTION LEVY. AND THEN FINALLY, JOINT DISCUSSIONS ON THE FAMILY FIRST CENTER OPPORTUNITY WERE OTHER MEMBERS OF STAFF COULD GO MEET WITH FOLKS DOWN IN RENTON. RIGHT? THERE IS AN INTEREST WITH THE CITY OF KIRKLAND IF THAT IS A PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY AS WE VALUE THAT AS WELL. WE PROVIDED JUST A RECAP OF THE IMPACT MEETING FOR THE STUDY SESSION, AND THEN FINALLY, THERE IS A DISCUSSION AROUND SHARED INTEREST IN PROVIDING WORKFORCE HOUSING FOR STAFF AND LOOKING AT OPTIONS FOR PROVIDE WILL STAFF IN THE KIRKLAND AREA. I THINK WE CAME OUT OF THAT WAS A -- IS A VERTICAL IT A PLAN? A PLAN TO MEET AND DO SOME SHARED LEARNING THIS EARLY FALL. I THINK THAT IS WHEN THAT IDEA WILL COMMENCE. SO, A REALLY INTERESTING, NEAT CONVERSATION WITH THAT. IT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF LEARNING AND INTERESTING CONVERSATIONS TO COME THIS FALL AS WELL. SO, I THINK THAT WAS

ALL. RIGHT? >> SUPERINTENDENT HOLMAN, YOU

HAVE ANY UPDATES? >> I DO. I WANTED TO SHARE WITH THE BOARD THAT DAN STEAL FROM -- HAD SENT OUT AN EMAIL FOR SUPERINTENDENTS ASKING FOR US TO SIGN ON TO A LETTER THAT HE WOULD BE SENDING TO THE WASHINGTON STATE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT REALLY ABOUT THE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM FOCUSED ON SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING AND TRANSPORTATION FUNDING. SO, I REVIEW THAT LETTER TODAY AND INDICATED THAT I, AND LAKE WASHINGTON , WITH THAT LETTER , IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. I

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SO, GETTING OFM AWARE OF WHAT THE LEGISLATIVE ASK IS FROM ACROSS THE STATE WILL BE IMPORTANT.

[H. Closing Items]

>> ALL RIGHT. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS SCHOOL VISITS. I KNOW MANY BOARD MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN GRADUATIONS, JUST AS A PROMPT. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SHARE.

MEMBER YOCUM? >> I WILL START WITH, SINCE LAST MEETING, I WAS ABLE TO SPEAK AT THE TRANSITION ACADEMY ON JUNE 7TH. TRANSITION ACADEMY IS THE COMMUNITIES PROGRAM FOR YOUNG ADULTS 18 TO 21 IN THE DISTRICT. EACH STUDENT WAS -- THEY PRESENTED A SLIDE -- A SLIDESHOW THAT HIGHLIGHTED THEIR COMPETENCE DURING THE PROGRAM , AND IT REALLY WAS AN HONOR TO BE SEATED WITH STAFF AND WITH FAMILIES AS THEY CELEBRATED THOSE ACHIEVEMENTS ALSO. I WAS BOTH SMILING AND CRYING ALL AT THE SAME TIME. YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY? OKAY. VICE PRESIDENT GUTHRIE AND DIRECTOR STUART AND I WERE AT THURSDAY GRADUATIONS . AS A CONTACT AT ALASKA AIRLINES? OKAY. WHAT WAS THAT? OH, SORRY. SORRY. THAT WAS REDMOND? AND EAST LAKE. THANK YOU. DIRECTOR GUTHRIE REPRESENTED THE SCHOOL BOARD , AND THOSE ALSO JUST REALLY INCREDIBLE TO BE A GRADUATIONS. DID NOT REALIZE HOW EMOTIONAL I WOULD BE WITH JUST THE CULMINATION OF SO MANY YEARS OF EDUCATION AND JUST BEING A TEACHER LOOKING OUT AT THAT , YOU KNOW, AND THINKING ABOUT THOSE CAN AND TEACHERS THAT HAD IMPACTS ON ALL OF THOSE STUDENTS JUST TO WATCH ALL THE FAMILIES IN THE STUDENTS WALK ACROSS THE STAGE ON FRIDAY.

DIRECTOR LIBERTY , DIRECTOR STUART AND I WERE ALL THERE FOR WANITA AND LAKE WASHINGTON -- THANK YOU. I TRIED TO DO THAT AT THE TOP OF MY HEAD. IT WAS INSANE. IT WAS INCREDIBLE.

THERE WAS A LOT OF STAFF THERE AS WELL, AND IT WAS LOVELY. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE MY FAVORITE PART OF THIS ROLE.

>> DIRECTOR STUART? >> WE WENT TO A GRADUATION A LITTLE BIT EARLIER. TO ME, IT IS A SIGNIFICANT ONE. THIS PROGRAM IS THE EAST SIDE NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY PROGRAM THAT WE COORDINATE AND EXTENDS TO BELLEVUE AND TO NORTH SHORE .

ONE OF THE UNIQUE ASPECTS OF GRADUATION MADE ME VERY PLEASED. THE PROGRAM IS ABLE TO WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT INTERIOR FOR EACH OF THOSE GRADUATED. THIS YEAR, WE HAD 16, I THINK? IT'S USUALLY A HANDFUL THAT WE ARE VERY GRATIFIED. IT'S ALWAYS GOOD, BECAUSE THERE IS AN APPEARANCE

TO THE MARKET. >> I WAS ALSO ABLE TO ATTEND.

WE MENTIONED EMERSON K-12 GRADUATION THAT WAS THE WEDNESDAY OF GRADUATION , AND THEN I WAS ALSO AT EMERSON HIGH ON FRIDAY . BOTH OF THOSE WERE WONDERFUL CEREMONIOUS WITH

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THANK YOU TO ALL THE SCHOOLS WERE HOSTING ALL OF THIS.

MEMBER YOCUM? >> I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN REALLY BUSY THESE PAST FEW WEEKS. BUT, IF YOU ARE THE SCHOOLS I VISITED DURING THIS LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL, THE BOARD RECEIVES EMAILS FROM DIFFERENT SCHOOLS INVITING US TO ATTEND EVENTS. MAYBE BECAUSE I AM A PARENT THERE, BUT I WAS ALSO THERE REPRESENTING THE BOARD FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY VENTURE SCHOOL, THEY HAD A 25 YEAR CELEBRATION OF STUDENT LEARNING. EVERY STUDENT PAIR LADY PARK THAT DAY AND THEIR LIVING YOUR BOOK, WHICH WOULD HIGHLIGHT THEIR MAJOR LEARNINGS FOR THE YEAR IN SIXTH AND SEVENTH GRADERS WHO HAVE DISPLAY BOARDS HIGHLIGHTING THE WORK IN THE YEAR FOUR THEY COLLECTED FOR THREE YEARS OF SCHOOL. IT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. I ALSO ATTENDED A FEW SESSIONS OF THE NINTH-GRADE PROJECT-BASED LEARNING EDUCATION AT TESLA STEM , AND THIS IS PRETTY EDIBLE. I NEVER BEEN TO THAT SCHOOL BEFORE, SO WE GOT A LITTLE SCHOOL TOUR ON THE FIRST FLOOR. WITH THIS FIRST CLASS OF STUDENTS, THEY FOCUSED ON A CUSTOMER OF THEIR CHOICE, AND GREETED A PRODUCT TO CREATE THIS PERSON'S LIFE.

THEY DESIGNED, THEY TESTED, THEY REDESIGNED THEIR PRODUCT , THEY PRESENTED BEAUTIFULLY, THEY HAD INFORMATIVE DISPLAYS, THEY SPOKE ELOQUENTLY ABOUT THEIR PROJECTS, AND EVEN HAD PROTOTYPES ON HAND FOR DEMONSTRATIONS. THERE WERE SO MANY CLEVER IDEAS. I DECIDED THAT I COULD SEE MYSELF ACTUALLY PURCHASING THE AUTOMATIC SLEEP DISPENSER FOR FARMERS AND GARDENERS. IF THEY WANTED TO COME TEST THAT OUT

WITH ME, THEY COULD. >> ANYTHING ELSE?

>> I THINK THIS IS MORE APPARENT AS A BOARD MEMBER, BUT I BELIEVE IT WAS EQUITY ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT THAT HAD EDUCATION ON JUNETEENTH. THAT WAS A WHOLE LOT OF FUN AT ELEMENTARY. SO, THANK YOU FOR THE FOLKS WHO MADE THAT HAPPEN.

THAT WAS REALLY AWESOME. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS BOARD MEMBER COMMITTEE UPDATES. DO ANY MEMBERS HAVE UPDATES HE WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE? MEMBER

LALIBERTE? >> SO THE LAST MEETING, I ATTENDED THE BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE . I THINK THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN RECAPPED TONIGHT. A LOT OF GREAT INPUT THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE COMMITTEE THAT IS COMING TO THE BUDGET PROCESS WE HAVE SEEN TODAY. ALSO LAST THURSDAY, WE HAD OUR LAST FACILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING OF THIS YEAR. WE HAD A KIRKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL, SO WE HAD A CHANCE TO TOUR THE NEW MODULAR ADDITION THERE, WHICH IS PRETTY NEAT. THE COMMITTEE ALSO PROVIDED AND RECEIVED A PRESENTATION -- ESSENTIALLY THE PRESENTATION THAT THE BOARD RECEIVED TODAY AT THE CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN AND PROVIDED IMPLANT TO STOP ON THAT AS WELL. AND THEN DID SOME WORK, BECAUSE THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING COMMITTEE. THERE WERE SOME WORK PLANNING ON STARTING THE WORK PLAN FOR WHAT THE COMMITTEE MIGHT LOOK LIKE FOR THE NEXT YEAR. RELATIVELY SHORT MEETING, BUT IT WAS NEED TO HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE ON THE GROUND THE WORKER KIRKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL.

>> MEMBER YOCUM? >> SO, VICE PRESIDENT GUTHRIE AND I JOINED THE CITY TO COMMITTEES ON JUNE 4TH. THIS WAS THE LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR, AND THE FIRST WHERE ALL THREE OF THOSE GROUPS WERE TOGETHER. THE TIME WAS SPENT IN THIS GALLERY WALK TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK AND ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS AND QUESTIONS TO FINE-TUNE THOSE STUDENT STAFF AND ORGANIZATION PROFILES. THIS IS A PART OF THAT STRATEGIC PLANNING EFFORT IN THE DISTRICT.

>> ALL RIGHT. IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER UPDATES, THE BOARD PLANS TO MEET NEXT ON AUGUST 5TH WITH A CITY SESSION AT 5:00

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>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED BY MEMBER LALIBERTE, SECONDED BY MEMBER YOCUM THAT WE ADJOURN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY

BY VOTING AYE. >> AYE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.