REGULAR BOARD MEETING

MINUTES

DATE: July 8, 2024

TIME: 6:00 PM

LOCATION: Hybrid Meeting (in-person at District Learning Center and online)

PRESENT: Brad Wilson, Kim Thorpe, Stephanie Fuller, Barba Polley, Erik Nelson, Christy Nielsen, Joslyn Bobadilla, Ava Haase, Haley Stocker, Brad Chitty, Mike Maltais, Tammy Williams, Lizbeth Lopez-Vasquez, and Georgia Mashayekh

AGENDA ITEMS / PUBLIC COMMENTS

• Call to order
• Public Comments or Request on Non-agenda Items

Kim called the meeting to order at 6:00pm.

CONSENT AGENDA

• Approval of Agenda
• Approval of Minutes – June 24, 2024
• Payables
• Personnel

Barb moved and Stephanie seconded a motion to approve the consent agenda as presented; motion carried.

UPDATES

• WSSDA Updates – Stephanie Fuller

Stephanie spoke with the student representatives about different state level opportunities. WSSDA has a newsletter and meeting one time a month for all district legislative reps and there are similar meetings for the student reps from across the state.

General Assembly will be in September online.

The 2024 WSSDA Conference will be in November in Spokane.

There is a student representative day in Olympia on the Hill in February.

The Board encourages the student reps to be more involved at the state level.

SUPERINTENDENT REPORT

• Celebrations

Brad shared a presentation with data from the Student Youth Survey taken during the 2023-24 school year.  This anonymous survey asks students how they feel in their life and in their school.  Students responded more positively about their mental health than students in other small districts.

• Year End Report

The presentation continued with information on goals statements, Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA)scores by cohort groups, reductions in students performing below standard, Multi-lingual student proficiency, Student Belonging data, safety goals across the district, district administration focus areas, staff readiness for change, and potential project costs for district facility improvements.

The Board discussed the potential project costs.  There is a lot of information and choices.

BOARD POLICIES / ACTION ITEMS

• Approval of Property Management Contract

Stephanie moved and Barb seconded a motion to approve the Property Management contract as presented; motion carried.

• Approval of Chelan Fresh Lease Addendum

Stephanie moved and Christy seconded a motion to approve the Chelan Fresh Lease Addendum as presented; motion carried.

• BP 2320 & Procedure – Field Trips, Excursions, and Outdoor Education

The board is looking at adding clarifying language about students traveling off campus.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

• To discuss the qualifications of an applicant for public employment and/or review the performance of a public employee with no action to be taken. RCW42.30.110

Kim Thorpe moved the Board to executive session at 7:06 pm for approximately 15 minutes to discuss the qualifications of an applicant for public employment and/or review the performance of a public employee with no action to be taken.

ADJOURNMENT

Stephanie Fuller reconvened the board to regular session and adjourned the meeting at 7:18 pm.

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Kim Thorpe, Board Chair                                                                  Brad Wilson, Superintendent