The Pledge of Allegiance was conducted.

Under Roll Call, Director Scheer was absent; all other directors were present.  

Superintendent Harrison shared that Mrs. Morgan from Elk Ridge was selected as the Art Educator of the Year, and we plan to honor her at the next regular meeting.  There are many great things happening in our district.  The Veteran's Day Assemblies throughout our schools always do a great job honoring veterans.  Participation in the Community Activities program is over 500 participants, and the Middle School and High School programs continue to grow as well.  There are multiple State Competitions occurring for our athletes. 

President Vogel corrected this to say Thanksgiving "Break", not "date".

President Vogel shared that we would not be having a study session in November and December. 

Board and Superintendents' Star Award Presentation- Students were honored as follows:
Glacier Middle- Velvet Caguicla; White River Early Learning Center- Emery Remington; Foothills-Ryder Barton; Mountain Meadow-Olivia Hansen; Wilkeson- Asher Vogel; White River High- Carson Hurt.  We will honor Elk Ridge's student at the next meeting.  

White River High School leadership students presented information on events that have
been occurring at the high school. They shared the themes and events for Spirit Week, the Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) event, the Battle of the Bridge tailgate, and the Veterans' Day Assembly.  They gave a fall sports update for Girl Soccer, Girls Volleyball, Football, Girls/Boys Golf, Cross Country, Girls Swim & Dive, and Boys Tennis.  Upcoming dates and events include Daffodil Selection Night, Winter Wishes, Thanksgiving Break and Variety Show.

Director Vogel opened the floor for public comment.  There was no Public Comment.

There was no break. 

Under Business Services, Donna Morey provided the information for the monthly financial report in the board members’ agenda packets. There were no questions.  Items of note were:

GENERAL FUND
Expenditures in September are higher than what they typically are at this time. The primary reason for this is the payment to the Washington Schools Risk Management Pool for our insurance premium. The Pool allows us to split the premium payment over two months (in the fall and early spring) which is what we generally opt to do.

However, this year we made the full payment in September. If we were to remove 50% of the payment ($657,679) our expenditures for the month would represent 8.2% of the budget which is very similar to September 2024.

CAPITAL PROJECTS
Expenditures in September were for various small projects.

Revenue received in September consisted of tax collections, investment earnings, impact fees, and a rebate from Puget Sound Energy ($21,726).

DEBT SERVICE FUND
There was no significant activity in the Debt Service Fund in September.

TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE FUND
There was no significant activity in the Transportation Vehicle Fund in September.

Under Business Services, Donna Morey provided the information for the end-of-year financial report in the board members’ agenda packets. There were no questions.

Teachers on Special Assignment, Heidi Lee and Wendy Ward, presented Math Unit 1 data to the board.  They shared comparison data from last year to this year.  Insights and next steps for each grade level were shared.  What strategies look like, their strengths, challenges, and innovative ideas were also shared.  Cohort data from the past year and this year's cohort data were shown to the board.  

• Policy 3210- Nondiscrimination (updates/revisions to)
• Policy 5010- Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action (updates/revisions to)
• Policy 2230- Transition to Kindergarten Program (new)

• Policy 5011- Sexual Harassment of District Staff Prohibited (updates/revisions to)
  • Superintendent Harrision shared that updates and revisions were minimal, and if there were any questions, to reach out to the Executive Director of Human Resources, Sunday Ferris.
• Policy 1111- Oath of Office (updates/revisions to)Policy 1210- Annual Organization Meeting (updates/revisions to)
  • Superintendent Harrison shared that updates were made in response to the passage of HB1296-Promoting a safe and supportive public education system
• Policy 1210- Annual Organization Meeting (updates/revisions to)
• Policy 1630- Evaluation of the Superintendent (updates/revisions to)
• Policy 1820- Board Self-Assessment (updates/revisions to)
  • Superitinendent Harrision shared that the updates made to these policies were to align with the Washington School Boards Standards.
• Policy 0300 – Planning Process (retirement of)
• Policy 0500 – Components of the District’s Plan (retirement of)
  • Superintendent Harrison shared that much of the 0000 series was discretionary and gave a way for boards to reflect local values, needs, or philosophies in their policy manual. Upon review, WSSDA found that much of the 0000 series was outdated and redundant to key functions of board governance already outlined in the 1000 series. We opted to keep Policy 0100 Commitment to Strategic Planning, but recommend retiring the rest of the 0000 series we have:

All policies will go up for second reading and approval at the next regular board meeting.

Superintendent Harrison thanked everyone for their work on policies.  Policy work is not as easy as it seems, and there is a lot of background work on behalf of Assistant Superintendent Heather McMullen and Executive Director of Human Resources Sunday Ferris.  

President Vogel shared that she attended the first Choir concert for White River High School and it was great.  This was the first concert for the new Choir teacher, and he did an amazing job.  

It was moved by Director Johnson and seconded by Director Bunker to adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 6:46 p.m. Motion carried.