REGULAR BOARD MEETING

MINUTES

DATE: November 27, 2023

TIME: 6:00 PM

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

PRESENT: Brad Wilson, Kim Thorpe, Stephanie Fuller, Jeff Fehr, Barb Polley, Erik Nelson, Christy Nielson, Tiffany Viall, Jamie Pancho, Fabi Lara, Jeff Pearl, Salvador Bailon Yanez, Darwin Mayorga-Villanueva , Deya Lopez, Catherine Martinez-Bautista, Carlos Saucedo-Nunez, Jody Petersen, Armando Davila, Mike Maltais, Tammy Williams, and Georgia Mashayekh

AGENDA ITEMS / PUBLIC COMMENTS     

• Call to order

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

• Public Comments or Request on Non-agenda Items

There were no public comments.

CONSENT AGENDA        

• Approval of Agenda
• Approval of Minutes – November 13, 16, & 17, 2023
• Payables & Payroll
• Personnel

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

PRESENTATIONS

• Todos United

Todos United officers, Salvador B, Darwin M, Deya L, Catherine M, Carlos S, and co-advisor, Jeff Pearl, gave a presentation about the Todos United club explaining what the club is doing this school year. There are about 40-42 members to the club.

• CVCH (Columbia Valley Comm. Health) – Manuel Navarro, CEO for CVCH

Manuel Navarro shared a presentation with information about CVCH to update the board about their community services and collaborations with the school district.  He would like to do annual updates. CVCH is 50 years old.

• Student Nutrition – Rosey Burkhard

Rosey shared a presentation about what is going on in Student Nutrition.  Across the nation there is a shortage of milk carton cardboard, so in the next few months lunchtime milk will come in ½ gallon or 1-gallon containers. Small glasses have already been ordered to accommodate this change.

FINANCIAL REPORTS

• Budget Year End Report

Fabi shared a summary of the Year End Report (F196).  She explained many of the numbers on the summary and answered questions from the Board.

• Enrollment and Financial – Fabi Lara

Fabi shared the monthly enrollment and financial reports, and questions from the Board.

SUPERINTENDENT REPORT

• Celebrations

Brad thanked Fabi for all of her hard work in getting the year end budget done.

Thank you to the student nutrition staff at MOE for the extra work they put in for parent lunches. It is a fun community activity.

A special thank you to Jeff Fehr for 10 years of service to LCSD as a School Board Director.

• WSSDA Conference Discussion

The Board and Superintendent attended the WSSDA annual conference in Bellevue earlier this month. They spent some time discussing some of the sessions that they attended and what ideas they may want to bring to the district.

• Brad attended some AI sessions and budgeting sessions.
• Kim attended sessions on governance, and levies and bonds.
• Stephanie attended Legislative Representative sessions, financial, and advocacy sessions.
• Erik attended sessions about augmented and virtual reality classes that can be taught at MS/HS levels, and some financial sessions.
• Christy Nielson attended a session about steps that students are taking to creating systems that will be sustainable and being effective leaders.

BOARD POLICIES / ACTION ITEMS            

• Replacement EP&O Levy Resolution 2023-06

Brad read the summary of the Proposition No. 1 – LCSD Resolution No. 2023-06 to the board.

Jeff moved and Erik seconded a motion to approve Resolution No. 2023-06 as presented; there was a roll-call vote and the motion carried.

Erik Nelson – Yea

Jeff Fehr – Yea

Barb Polley – Yea

Stephanie Fuller – Yea

Kim Thorpe – Yea

• Replacement Technology Levy Resolution 2023-07

Brad read the summary of the Proposition No. 2 – LCSD Resolution No. 2023-07 to the board.

Erik moved and Barb seconded a motion to approve Resolution No. 2023–07 as presented; there was a roll-call vote and the motion carried.

Erik Nelson – Yea

Jeff Fehr – Yea

Barb Polley – Yea

Stephanie Fuller – Yea

Kim Thorpe – Yea

Brad said that he will file the levy documents with the auditor offices tomorrow.

• BP 6220 & Procedure – Bid Requirements (1st read)
• BP 1610 – Conflicts of Interest (Districts with fewer than 2000 students) CHANGE to 1611 (1st read)
• BP 2190 & Procedure – Highly Capable Programs (1st read)

This was a first read for these policies and procedures, so they will be presented again at the next meeting.

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 moved the Board to executive session at 7:50 pm for approximately 20 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

Kim Thorpe reconvened the board to regular session and adjourned the meeting at 8:10 pm.

_____________________________                                  _______________________________________

Kim Thorpe, Board Chair                                                                    Brad Wilson, Superintendent