WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:01.170 WLWV Board Room: And this 2 00:00:24.040 --> 00:00:25.930 if you want to. 3 00:00:26.450 --> 00:00:33.080 WLWV Board Room: All right, I am opening this meeting of the West Linn, most of the School Board of Directors and Miss Douglas, will you please call Role 4 00:00:34.270 --> 00:00:35.860 WLWV Board Room: Director Kelly, sloop 5 00:00:36.210 --> 00:00:45.350 WLWV Board Room: here, Director Lewis Taylor, chair, Chelsea King here. Vice chair. Christie Thompson here, Director Kirsten White. Here. Thank you 6 00:00:46.290 --> 00:00:57.190 WLWV Board Room: all right, and we will begin this evening with recognition, and we have, Dr. Soyson coming up to give a presentation about the Iso awards. 7 00:00:59.680 --> 00:01:06.750 WLWV Board Room: Good evening. Actually, I'm just going to introduce 2 amazing people who work with our Isf program. 8 00:01:07.130 --> 00:01:08.389 WLWV Board Room: Emma Smith 9 00:01:08.720 --> 00:01:31.920 WLWV Board Room: and Emma's able to be here tonight because the Salem Philharmonic, where she plays the cello rehearses starting on Tuesday nights. So she's with us this evening, and also Danielle Schroeder and Danielle. You'll notice in part of their presentation. There's something about connections with students from Egypt, and that's because Danielle was asked 10 00:01:31.920 --> 00:01:41.239 WLWV Board Room: and sponsored by Drexel University and the Egyptian Consulate to go to Egypt, before our Isf season was 11 00:01:41.240 --> 00:02:08.790 WLWV Board Room: wholly under way, and work with teachers and with students around getting them prepared for Isf and working with them with inquiry, and because she makes friends wherever she goes. We now have some partnerships with students and educators there. So with that, said, we'd like to introduce Emma and Danielle, who are going to talk about the amazing students who participated this year, and I have 12 00:02:12.150 --> 00:02:30.379 WLWV Board Room: thank you for that introduction. again. My name is Emma Smith, and I'm one of your districts, science fair coordinators along with Danielle Schroeder, And this evening you'll get the opportunity to meet 7 of 8 students who recently returned from the International Science and Engineering fair in Dallas, Texas. 13 00:02:30.450 --> 00:02:39.510 These students will discuss their work briefly, but as an opening we thought you might like to know how science fare reaches from kindergarten all the way to the senior year of high school 14 00:02:43.140 --> 00:03:08.520 WLWV Board Room: at the Primary School Level Science Fair is a partnership between the science teacher on special assignment Amy Shower, the director of the Crest Center and the instructional instructional coordinators at each school, and us myself and Daniel at this level. One of the goals of science learning expos is to help students grow their science typic identities. That sense of self that says, I'm a person who understands science, and I can use scientific information. 15 00:03:08.740 --> 00:03:24.669 WLWV Board Room: Each campus has unique needs, which means that science is explored in different ways and not everything looks like a traditional poster fair. Some have stem nights, some do all classroom investigations, and we continue to probe what the Science fair can look like when every student has access. 16 00:03:27.780 --> 00:03:29.290 WLWV Board Room: Next slide, please. 17 00:03:31.610 --> 00:03:44.619 WLWV Board Room: At the medals at the middle school level the students move towards a model where they can explore science through their own areas of interest. They work in after school clubs supported by an incredible science educator. At each school 18 00:03:44.630 --> 00:04:10.480 WLWV Board Room: the idea development process at middle school more closely resembles the mentored autonomy that they'll have at the high school level, where they are practicing iterative creation in their Science Fair Community. It's worth mentioning that a sixth grader from Wood Middle School, Odessa Ackerbal, took home the best of fair prize, which is the top Fries top prize at the State Level Science Fair, which hosted almost 300 projects. 19 00:04:11.540 --> 00:04:14.279 WLWV Board Room: and I'll hand it off to Danielle to continue. 20 00:04:16.010 --> 00:04:31.420 WLWV Board Room: Thank you. Yes, we are very proud of Odessa. You should have seen her on that day. She was. She was going to come out of her own skin, she was so excited, so so the high school level there. That is what we consider the blooms or the fruit of this science fair tree that we have. 21 00:04:31.420 --> 00:04:56.290 WLWV Board Room: It's where science, identity and skills have built upon all of the previous year's work. this is especially true of this year's team. 6 of these students are seniors who've done many projects, and who have grown their understanding of science over years of practice with us, their science teachers and with mentors from the community. In high school students meet weekly with M. And I to follow their passion towards inquiry or engineering. 22 00:04:56.290 --> 00:05:04.889 This year more than 180 students were impacted by science fair, and we hope to send every I suffer out into the world with the skills of discernment and thoughtfulness. 23 00:05:06.030 --> 00:05:07.569 WLWV Board Room: Next slide, please. 24 00:05:08.510 --> 00:05:20.010 WLWV Board Room: and we have an exciting future plan for science fair as well. we continue to grow our program in new and exciting ways. our students, science fair students, have created a buzz around the world. 25 00:05:20.010 --> 00:05:40.139 WLWV Board Room: and the excellence demonstrated by our district is respected internationally, so much so that, as Bar mentioned this spring, I was invited by Egypt's Ministry of Education and the Us. Agency for International development, to spend 10 days with their students and staff in Cairo and in Alexandria, conducting many of the same workshops that our own students know so well. 26 00:05:40.370 --> 00:05:46.859 WLWV Board Room: We anticipate this partnership, continuing as we employ the latest techniques in science, communication and collaboration. 27 00:05:47.210 --> 00:06:03.149 WLWV Board Room: Additionally, this fall Isf is becoming a full year. Science selective course. It's called Isf research and design. Students will create projects, of course, but also look at patent creation, journal writing entrepreneurship sciences, service and science careers. 28 00:06:03.570 --> 00:06:14.149 WLWV Board Room: Now, enough about our program, because we're all really here to meet these incredible scholars. Here are our students to talk about their experiences through access. I think 29 00:06:14.760 --> 00:06:16.140 WLWV Board Room: an Amika is up. 30 00:06:16.700 --> 00:06:23.400 WLWV Board Room: Nope, Grace and Alan are up, which Allen is registering for classes tonight for college. So just. It's just grace. 31 00:06:25.980 --> 00:06:39.440 WLWV Board Room: Hi! I'm Grace Santo. I'm a senior at West Linn High School, and for my project or for our project. We researched the feasibility of using decomposing dykong radishes as a water source for other plants in big agriculture. One 32 00:06:39.680 --> 00:06:56.640 WLWV Board Room: I've done. I set for the past 4 years, and this is my first year making it to the international level. But I'm just really grateful for the opportunity to be able to explore my interest because I want to go into sustainable agriculture. And just think, Danielle and the district for having this opportunity. 33 00:07:06.270 --> 00:07:18.459 WLWV Board Room: Hi! I'm Anamica, and I'm a sophomore at West Linn High School. My Isf project was called Beyond the Nuclear Family, a century representation in the text and images of children's literature. 34 00:07:18.520 --> 00:07:40.420 WLWV Board Room: looking back on this really incredible year, I know that choosing to do Isf was one of the best decisions I've ever made. One of my favorite memories from Isf is getting to know other people in my category of behavioral and social sciences, because it made me realize over and over again how valuable science and stem are for our future, and 35 00:07:40.420 --> 00:08:04.070 WLWV Board Room: I know that I will take this experience with me and continue to carry it with me, and I left with so much inspiration for future investigations that could strengthen our understanding about other topics. I'm interested in like equity and education and changing social dynamics over time that I hope to explore in the future through the power of research. Thank you so much. 36 00:08:11.210 --> 00:08:20.820 WLWV Board Room: okay. Hello, My name is Arushka Swami. I'm a freshman at Wilsonville High School, and my name is Anish K. Swami, and I'm a senior at Western High School. 37 00:08:20.990 --> 00:08:21.650 WLWV Board Room: Oh. 38 00:08:21.890 --> 00:08:25.810 WLWV Board Room: not anymore. But I was a senior at last in high school. 39 00:08:25.850 --> 00:08:38.250 WLWV Board Room: okay. So So what our project was is basically we identify certain microbes in the gut and those microbes you can look at. You can kind of determine what kind of cancer treatment to give to patients? 40 00:08:39.620 --> 00:09:03.910 WLWV Board Room: okay, okay. my favorite. My favorite part of the is of experience was definitely like the trip to Dallas like, I got to have a lot of fun. And I got to meet like a lot of great people who were making such a big impact on like science as like high schoolers. And I really enjoyed the science is of experience because it like it gives, like high schoolers, like an opportunity to learn and like research about something that I love 41 00:09:03.930 --> 00:09:05.210 WLWV Board Room: and to like. 42 00:09:05.450 --> 00:09:10.609 WLWV Board Room: make a project that they like are really like in and 43 00:09:10.780 --> 00:09:12.160 WLWV Board Room: spent a lot of time on. 44 00:09:12.430 --> 00:09:23.510 WLWV Board Room: Yeah. So I've been, this is my fourth year of doing a science first, I've done science for project every year at West Linn and science for has really allowed me to actually find my passion. So I'm actually going to study computer science 45 00:09:23.530 --> 00:09:33.569 WLWV Board Room: and I, I learned how to code. And I describe my love for coding through doing my science for a project. So really, so it's really been like a big part of my life for the past 4 years. So yeah. 46 00:09:41.510 --> 00:10:06.940 WLWV Board Room: Hi, my name is Eddie Basker, and I am a senior at Wilson High School. and my research has been on detecting nutrients using a device. and I basically invented that device and all the methodology behind it over the past 4, 3, 4 years. And so what I plan to do with my device after school is maybe grow it into business. I've already secured a patent on it. 47 00:10:06.940 --> 00:10:21.080 WLWV Board Room: And I'm just working forward from there. My favorite is of memory. was probably the first time I walked into an exhibit hall last year. at, I said, and it was just so vast. It just kept going and going. And 48 00:10:21.260 --> 00:10:48.129 WLWV Board Room: I think this year, when I walked in, it was kind of surprising, because some people actually recognized me from last year, and that kind of shows how strong the Isf network is and how great it is to make friends at an international level there. There is a girl from South Africa whose brother I met last year, and she like brought me little chocolates, and she's like, Oh, it's so great to see you again, and I think just that network aspect of it, and meeting great people from all around the world is what was really meaningful to me and our love for science. 49 00:11:01.540 --> 00:11:05.139 WLWV Board Room: My name is Uma, and I've been doing science, for since fifth grade. 50 00:11:05.620 --> 00:11:24.750 WLWV Board Room: My name is Melinda. I've been doing science first in seventh grade. So in our project, we studied how cyano bacteria blooms impacted our local community, and we presented our data to researchers at Portland State University, the United States Geological Survey and the Oregon Health Authority, who are actually interested in some of the indicators we've discovered of the blooms 51 00:11:25.180 --> 00:11:35.389 WLWV Board Room: next week we'll actually be traveling to Denver for the National Level Stockholm Junior Water Price competition. And this is a competition that is dedicated to water-based research. Solely 52 00:11:35.700 --> 00:11:55.159 WLWV Board Room: so. My favorite experience, and is that is, being able to work directly with experts in the field and learning. The standard field procedures at a lab in Portland State university with a mentor, and then, after participating in Isf, I hope to major in climate or environmental sciences, from an engineering lens in my university. 53 00:11:56.270 --> 00:12:06.250 WLWV Board Room: working with so many experts and recognize environmental agencies taught me how crucial these environmental regulations are to maintaining and functioning Earth. 54 00:12:06.260 --> 00:12:16.790 WLWV Board Room: And that's how this project helped me decide to also study at Cornell University. Like Uma, I intend to major in environment sustainability with a concentration and policy and governance. 55 00:12:17.040 --> 00:12:25.449 WLWV Board Room: Getting getting involved in Isf means working with the most amazing group of scientists and innovators. And I've learned so much from my peers, and I'm excited to keep in touch with them 56 00:12:26.230 --> 00:12:38.910 WLWV Board Room: waiting. Second place in our category at the international level last month symbolize not only our hard work paying off, but also new doors opening for both of us as we both go on to help ensure a better environmental future. 57 00:12:46.290 --> 00:12:56.180 WLWV Board Room: So I I cannot possibly be more proud of these students, my future colleagues, inevitably people that we can look to in a crisis in just a couple of years. So 58 00:12:56.190 --> 00:12:59.920 WLWV Board Room: thank you all, I I'm sure the Board would love to address our students. 59 00:13:04.350 --> 00:13:25.569 WLWV Board Room: All right. Well, I'll start. Wow! impressive. I've had the joy of seeing some of your projects up close, and they are truly impressive, and thank you to the leaders, mentors, and educators who guided the process. And yeah, thanks for being here, and to your parents, who have also encouraged you, undoubtedly along the way, give them some gratitude as well. 60 00:13:25.680 --> 00:13:26.590 WLWV Board Room: Yeah. 61 00:13:26.950 --> 00:13:52.600 WLWV Board Room: you. I just want to commend you all for being able to speak so clearly and articulately about the work you're doing, and I think, most importantly, being able to apply that wider lens to why science, research, and inquiry is so important and above and beyond the actual. 62 00:13:52.710 --> 00:14:12.000 WLWV Board Room: You know, science and research that you're doing. I can just tell that you're becoming great humans and doing great things in the world to make the world a better place, and so appreciate that because I think you know, we want all of our students to be successful. But we also want you to go out and and impact the world. And you're showing us that you're doing that. So thank you for sharing that with us today. 63 00:14:16.990 --> 00:14:27.750 WLWV Board Room: And I would reiterate what chair? King said. Wow! That's all I could, that's all that kept going through my mind as I sat there and listen to you all. So I'm actually a former high school biology teacher. 64 00:14:28.120 --> 00:14:37.850 WLWV Board Room: science come a long way since I was teaching back in the nineties. And you guys are proof of that. I honestly was blown away. 65 00:14:38.000 --> 00:14:53.160 WLWV Board Room: And so good for you for getting involved outside of your classes, for pushing your boundaries. I'm so impressed with the 2 of you about your ability to lead and guide so many diverse projects. 66 00:14:53.790 --> 00:15:15.379 WLWV Board Room: that's just amazing to me, the networking that all of you have already started doing, which is such a great skill to have as you continue through your life. So anyway, all I can say is, wow! I'm super impressed by what you have done, and I look forward to seeing what else you do in the future, and hearing seen your names in the news. Someday. 67 00:15:19.430 --> 00:15:23.599 WLWV Board Room: Good job, you guys that's impressive. I I look back. 68 00:15:24.030 --> 00:15:36.370 WLWV Board Room: if I could tell my younger self some of the things that I know now, back then, and I see some of the things that you guys are accomplishing, and some of the things I probably would have tried to tell myself so congratulations. The only thing I would 69 00:15:36.410 --> 00:15:44.970 WLWV Board Room: would ask you is that as you go on, and all of you going to achieve great heights, you're already doing that. Don't forget to celebrate yourself 70 00:15:45.190 --> 00:15:54.969 WLWV Board Room: a lot of times. We spend time celebrating other teams and accomplishments and world championships, and we throw these big parties for that. But how often have you celebrated yourself and your own accomplishments? 71 00:15:55.120 --> 00:16:03.629 WLWV Board Room: So I would challenge you as you continue to aspire, and you go on to Cornell and all these great universities. Don't forget to celebrate yourself. All right. 72 00:16:10.950 --> 00:16:20.789 WLWV Board Room: I just wanted to say thank you for sharing in your achievements, and by having that passion and the confidence. I am just amazed by how you guys carry yourself 73 00:16:20.890 --> 00:16:34.839 WLWV Board Room: speaking in public, but also just having that vision and the entrepreneurship. And if you sound like your post college grads, I mean just the visions that you have. So thank you so much and sharing your complement accomplishments. And I wish you guys the best. 74 00:16:39.800 --> 00:16:42.789 WLWV Board Room: I don't know what else I can add other than 75 00:16:43.050 --> 00:16:57.379 WLWV Board Room: Just again, your biggest fans are sitting here. We're so impressed with your work. We know that it was months, and for some of you, years Just by show of hands. How many of you was this? A project that you've done over several years. Continuation? Yeah. 76 00:16:57.510 --> 00:17:13.579 WLWV Board Room: And that just shows perseverance. It shows increased curiosity. wanting to keep fixing something and working out the kinks all of those dispositions you'll take with you as adults into your field. you know 77 00:17:13.579 --> 00:17:30.519 WLWV Board Room: it's hard when you read the news and watch TV today, you know, to not be discouraged about what we're doing to our planet, or kind of the the state of things. But then, when you hear you, you're our future, and I can't help but be inspired and relieved 78 00:17:30.640 --> 00:17:38.129 WLWV Board Room: that you're taking on some of this. And you're gonna do amazing things for our environment for medical research, for humanity. 79 00:17:38.410 --> 00:17:54.540 WLWV Board Room: and for your community. So thank you for who you are and who you're becoming. Thank you, Danielle and Emma, for the extraordinary amount of time and commitment and relationships that you fostered as mentors and thank you to the parents 80 00:17:54.620 --> 00:18:02.579 WLWV Board Room: for investing in your young people. And we're just incredibly proud of you. And when is your next competition? The Water 81 00:18:02.690 --> 00:18:16.350 WLWV Board Room: Conference next week? Oh, my gosh! So graduate this week, and then off you go But it just shows how committed you are to your ideas and what you what you want to contribute. So bravo to all of you. 82 00:18:17.860 --> 00:18:19.510 WLWV Board Room: Yeah, yeah. 83 00:18:23.560 --> 00:18:33.970 WLWV Board Room: we're going to move on. You are, of course, welcome to stay, but also free to go. If you would like to gracefully exit and 84 00:18:34.310 --> 00:18:43.320 WLWV Board Room: thank you for being here, so we'll move on to the next agenda item, which is appreciation of outgoing board members. So Dr. Lundwig. 85 00:18:45.100 --> 00:18:57.449 WLWV Board Room: well, we can do this in couple of ways. I could either begin and give my words acknowledgment, or if the other Board members would like to start, and I wrap it up, so I may be seeing a not 86 00:18:58.060 --> 00:19:12.699 WLWV Board Room: Why don't we start with our fellow board members who might like to say something? But, as you can see on the screen. We have chair, Chelsea King and Vice chair, Christy Thompson, who are in their last board meeting 87 00:19:12.870 --> 00:19:16.500 WLWV Board Room: after admirable years of service. 88 00:19:16.690 --> 00:19:33.699 WLWV Board Room: and this is that time when we want to recognize them and their fellow board members will say a few words, and I'll say a few words, but maybe before we do that, could we recognize the family members that you each brought with you this evening? Have them stand up, introduce them. 89 00:19:33.960 --> 00:19:43.579 WLWV Board Room: and then we'll move to our remarks about your leadership and your tenure ship on the board. So, Chair King, do you want to introduce who you brought tonight to 90 00:19:44.020 --> 00:19:46.349 WLWV Board Room: who's been championing you these. 91 00:19:46.470 --> 00:20:00.179 WLWV Board Room: and I'm gonna when I do my board report. I'm going to speak to that But that, my mom is here, and my 3 kids are here, and I'll yeah, I'll address you again during my 92 00:20:03.900 --> 00:20:05.230 WLWV Board Room: and I 93 00:20:06.410 --> 00:20:34.100 WLWV Board Room: I have my husband here, Scott and He's kind of become a regular of our school board meetings. We're trying to figure out what we're gonna do on Monday nights. Now. And then my mom Sharon is in the blue, and my daughter Lexi, and my son Brett Lexi, graduated from Wilsonville High School in 2,018, and then my youngest daughter, Grace is on a research internship in 94 00:20:34.100 --> 00:20:36.929 Dallas, in Fort Worth, Texas, so she is not here. 95 00:20:36.970 --> 00:20:37.820 WLWV Board Room: So 96 00:20:43.540 --> 00:20:50.099 WLWV Board Room: so we'll open the floor first to fellow board members. You might like to give some remarks, and then I'll do the conclusion. 97 00:20:54.940 --> 00:20:56.240 WLWV Board Room: Go ahead direct away. 98 00:20:56.430 --> 00:21:11.260 WLWV Board Room: It's just okay. So I had wanted to find something that I could get to you. that would make you reflect on and think about your time of service to our community. 99 00:21:11.280 --> 00:21:15.979 WLWV Board Room: and I was having a hard time because I didn't want to give you a pen or a notebook. 100 00:21:16.000 --> 00:21:42.460 WLWV Board Room: because I know you've had a lot of those over the last 4 and 8 years from your service here. And so I landed on ornaments, holiday ornaments that you could have so hopefully each year, as you take it out, or wherever you choose to display it, you can think about your time and your service. and so I like had a lot of fun thinking about. You know. What are some images or some things that remind me of each of you. 101 00:21:42.470 --> 00:22:00.939 WLWV Board Room: And I found this this ornament company and ordered them, and then when they arrived, they came with little notes inside that were like predetermined by the company about why, there is significance to these ornaments. and 102 00:22:00.960 --> 00:22:28.360 WLWV Board Room: I'm not saying that I like hit the mail on the head, but I did want to read. So first, Chelsea, I want to read to you. It's a butterfly ornament, and it says on the on the tag, bringing joy, wonder and amazement to people throughout their travels. And so when I reflect on my time serving with you I just couldn't help but think about the idea of wings, and you giving people wings to serve 103 00:22:28.360 --> 00:22:41.709 WLWV Board Room: over the years I've watched you recruit people to serve on our committees on our Budget Committee, our long-range planning committee. I've watched you reach out to potential candidates, myself included, and encourage 104 00:22:41.710 --> 00:23:08.349 WLWV Board Room: a run for office. And I think that your ability to spread your wings and to empower people to serve is one of your most amazing qualities, and have just really enjoyed watching you do that learning from you, and then I know that as your family as a member of your family, gets ready to spread his wings and leave. That's a bittersweet time, but I can't think of anyone better to have prepared 105 00:23:08.510 --> 00:23:22.819 WLWV Board Room: their child as well as all of the children in our district to really become what they're what is possible. And so so this is for you. I hope each year you can look at it, and just think of what you've done. 106 00:23:23.810 --> 00:23:26.530 and then for Kristy. 107 00:23:26.660 --> 00:23:42.150 WLWV Board Room: I picked a beaver because I've sat here over the years and watched you torment all of the ducks in the room. But then, again, when I got the tag, it says, 108 00:23:42.250 --> 00:24:09.690 WLWV Board Room: fevers are peaceful, sociable, sociable, and incredibly industrious, so celebrate that exceptionally energetic and enthusiastic person that you know. And so I wanted to give this to you because even starting when I was campaigning and just needed that extra understanding or boost of what it meant to serve. You've been that voice. You've been that person who has always re-centered this work on the children and families that we serve 109 00:24:09.690 --> 00:24:22.770 WLWV Board Room: And then over the last 2 years, sitting next to you, getting your excess candy at the end of meetings. But just having you as a guide and a model for how we always remain respectful and focus on the work at hand. 110 00:24:22.770 --> 00:24:48.480 WLWV Board Room: And then, especially our coffees and our time. Times where you have supported me and my family. I just find you to be that exceptionally energetic and enthusiastic person that has served our district so well. So I hope you can take this and reflect on that and and I just want to thank both of you for the chance to serve with you like this has just been a wonderful start to 111 00:24:48.530 --> 00:25:00.330 WLWV Board Room: serving on the school board, and thank you for putting time in to train us up and to really bring us together as a cohesive board that could serve together these last 2 years. So thank you. 112 00:25:09.990 --> 00:25:11.720 WLWV Board Room: Well, I'm gonna miss you, too. 113 00:25:11.760 --> 00:25:19.379 WLWV Board Room: So I did not bring a gift 114 00:25:19.960 --> 00:25:30.199 WLWV Board Room: unlike some of the other people up here. and I might be a little bit embarrassed about it, but not not not too bad, no, but my gift to both of you is to 115 00:25:30.480 --> 00:25:39.779 WLWV Board Room: treat you both to either an evening out or happy hour or breakfast of your choice. we don't get to sit down in public without 116 00:25:39.780 --> 00:26:04.079 WLWV Board Room: people looking at you like. What? What might they be talking about? So now we can sit in public without anyone questioning what we might be discussing. So I would love to do that with the both of you and your significant other and I think that one of the well to me, one of the most intimate things that you can do when you endear someone is share a meal with them. So I'd like to share a meal with both of you. 117 00:26:04.200 --> 00:26:14.099 WLWV Board Room: just a few things that I've learned from you. Chelsea. over my short time with with you, and thank you for 8 years of 118 00:26:15.500 --> 00:26:21.709 WLWV Board Room: man. My! He goes out to you for that I've learned the power of a good walk. 119 00:26:22.880 --> 00:26:34.940 WLWV Board Room: There's been many times that I've called you just throughout the 2 year process, and you'd be out on a walk. and that's inspiring to me. I don't walk very often unless it's on a golf course. So 120 00:26:35.090 --> 00:26:52.470 WLWV Board Room: The appreciation of a good sleep schedule. I think we all know you like to get out of here like, keep this we meeting moving so you can get your sleep, and so I can appreciate that you love to stay on your sleep schedule. So that's inspiring. Also your share. We both share a love of the outdoors. 121 00:26:52.570 --> 00:26:57.070 WLWV Board Room: I'm an outdoorsman, and I know that you are, too. So 122 00:26:57.180 --> 00:27:11.689 WLWV Board Room: I learned that about you. And one thing that I really love is your competitive spirit. I didn't know that you had that competitive bug in you, and I've learned that over the past 2 years. So thank you for for sharing those things with me. Kristy. 123 00:27:11.730 --> 00:27:13.750 WLWV Board Room: you've taught me a lot about pigs. 124 00:27:13.900 --> 00:27:16.489 WLWV Board Room: so thank you. Thank you for that. 125 00:27:16.580 --> 00:27:27.249 WLWV Board Room: You've also changed my whole world, because every time I see the color pink I think of you. 126 00:27:27.670 --> 00:27:29.860 WLWV Board Room: So I think of you often. 127 00:27:30.130 --> 00:27:50.430 WLWV Board Room: the. You're a great listener. We've had many conversations into the evening and anytime that I've had something that I've wanted to share, or an experience that I've had questions about. You've always extended an ear to me, and I appreciate you for that. And I'm forever grateful for that. So, thank you. you're also a fitness, inspiration. 128 00:27:50.620 --> 00:28:13.950 WLWV Board Room: I know you're dedicated to that. There's been many times where I've interrupted you just freshly coming out of the gym shower, and you're like frazzled. I'm just on my way, you know. So thank you. I'm like, you know, why don't I have that type of discipline just to go do it? So thank you for that. And lastly, I appreciate your your willingness, and your ability to leave with confidence has been many times where we've sat here, and you've had 129 00:28:14.030 --> 00:28:28.390 WLWV Board Room: just questions. that maybe others may have been afraid to ask or wanted to ask, or you just beat us to the punch, and I appreciate you for asking whatever the question might be. And so that's always been something that I've loved about you. So 130 00:28:28.590 --> 00:28:33.470 WLWV Board Room: that's what I got for the both of you, and I wish you both well in your afterlife. 131 00:28:41.560 --> 00:28:44.570 WLWV Board Room: Oh, okay. So first, I wanted to thank 132 00:28:45.200 --> 00:28:55.840 WLWV Board Room: Christy and Chelsea's family for letting us have them on Monday nights and Wednesday bedroom meetings and other activities. 133 00:28:55.870 --> 00:29:03.329 WLWV Board Room: It was as sacrifice for the families for the giving to the community and students. So thank you. 134 00:29:04.350 --> 00:29:08.509 WLWV Board Room: And I wanted to thank Kristy for your 135 00:29:09.020 --> 00:29:14.769 WLWV Board Room: willingness to always call me back when I had a question. always. 136 00:29:15.990 --> 00:29:24.820 WLWV Board Room: and you were always patient. You would let me explain myself, and then you always had a call voice, and would always walk me through a process. 137 00:29:24.940 --> 00:29:28.570 WLWV Board Room: offer insight, advice. 138 00:29:28.890 --> 00:29:31.730 WLWV Board Room: Thank you for being a fellow beaver believer 139 00:29:33.580 --> 00:29:38.520 WLWV Board Room: and I appreciate your friendship and just your wisdom 140 00:29:38.850 --> 00:29:43.799 WLWV Board Room: and to Telsey. Thank you so much for always 141 00:29:44.610 --> 00:29:55.699 WLWV Board Room: being patient with me. your insights, I, and my endless questions. You're always willing to answer them and offer 142 00:29:56.050 --> 00:30:05.010 WLWV Board Room: approaches that I hadn't thought of And again, but you were just always so willing with your perspectives, your insights, and your leadership. 143 00:30:05.180 --> 00:30:09.479 WLWV Board Room: and I think both of you for that. And so I did. 144 00:30:09.540 --> 00:30:20.909 WLWV Board Room: give you a Kismet cornflour. because for me, I feel in the last 2 years just as a board board member and as a person you've helped me grow 145 00:30:20.970 --> 00:30:27.560 WLWV Board Room: in bloom and be my authentic me. And so that was a reflection of what you have taught me. Thank you. 146 00:30:39.080 --> 00:30:48.549 WLWV Board Room: I'll I'll round things out here, and then I know you. Each will have some words to share in your your report. So I'm going to start with Christine. 147 00:30:49.290 --> 00:30:52.079 WLWV Board Room: We met during the high school study. 148 00:30:52.130 --> 00:31:11.500 WLWV Board Room: We probably crossed past at some point. You sold me a hot dog at a game or something, and you seemed really familiar. But really, our deepest, closest work began with the High School renewal in the study, and it's where I really got to see who you were in terms of, not just a parent, but a real investor in the district. 149 00:31:11.540 --> 00:31:13.700 WLWV Board Room: and the success of all children. 150 00:31:13.950 --> 00:31:28.710 WLWV Board Room: I was impressed during that time with your curiosity. I think you showed up to every little field trip we did, and every meeting and read every study and every report. your commitment to researching, your eagerness to learn. 151 00:31:28.780 --> 00:31:42.740 WLWV Board Room: and inspiring us to do better and to be better. and wanting the best for our students and families. And then you brought all of those same dispositions and attributes and commitments to your work on the board. 152 00:31:43.560 --> 00:31:59.330 WLWV Board Room: you have been probably the most zealous board member in terms of getting out there and attending as many school events as there are in the district. You've been to Pta meetings. 153 00:31:59.380 --> 00:32:07.369 WLWV Board Room: sports, events. assemblies. not just with Posy, but just even to be in the audience and cheer 154 00:32:07.460 --> 00:32:21.989 WLWV Board Room: events and activities. You've attended Osba and Coso workshops to your keynote speakers to think about your work, your boardsmanship to take it seriously and to contribute and to learn. 155 00:32:22.250 --> 00:32:34.839 WLWV Board Room: You've been at celebrations and summits. you've been, at events, for just were just a few teachers and students were showcasing their work, and once, where there were hundreds cheering at 156 00:32:35.010 --> 00:32:39.989 WLWV Board Room: outdoor festivities and and indoor 157 00:32:40.110 --> 00:32:46.170 WLWV Board Room: science fairs and events. the last 2 years you've been our vice chair. 158 00:32:46.300 --> 00:33:12.939 WLWV Board Room: which has meant mostly putting up a little bit more with me and the evaluation process, and I couldn't have asked for a better person to give candid and supportive feedback and critique on my leadership work, and I just appreciate your commitment to that helping me become better, and not being afraid to to share what I where I needed to grow. So I really appreciate that 159 00:33:13.990 --> 00:33:25.880 WLWV Board Room: prior to being on the board. You've always been active, both you and Scott in the community years on the Booster Club, active with many events, through your children, and also through the community. 160 00:33:26.530 --> 00:33:33.850 WLWV Board Room: thank you for bringing Posy the pig, into the lives of so many children into our stories. 161 00:33:34.080 --> 00:33:36.290 WLWV Board Room: and also want to thank 162 00:33:36.350 --> 00:33:48.609 WLWV Board Room: Scott and your 3 kids for as director sloop mentioned, giving the time for you to be here and to work so zealously on behalf of the school district. It takes a commitment from the family 163 00:33:48.680 --> 00:34:00.550 WLWV Board Room: to give up evenings and dinners and events. with a board member when they're doing board work. So thank you. Scott family. and thank you all Thompson kids. 164 00:34:00.990 --> 00:34:07.870 WLWV Board Room: for for loaning us, Christy, over these years, and I just appreciate you being on the board and being 165 00:34:08.380 --> 00:34:14.749 WLWV Board Room: just a a good partner in the work, and also someone I would call a friend. So thank you 166 00:34:23.080 --> 00:34:27.759 WLWV Board Room: and Chelsea. We go further back 167 00:34:27.850 --> 00:34:35.140 WLWV Board Room: we met during your advocacy for the district to start and continue a dual language program. Right? 168 00:34:35.469 --> 00:34:55.339 WLWV Board Room: It's your kids got to be a part of and back. Then what I met you? You were a face of several. but at that time you were a small group who knew that this direction the district was going in couldn't stay suspended for long, and that we needed to commit to what was good for kids and really bring to fruition 169 00:34:55.469 --> 00:35:15.119 WLWV Board Room: what we knew about the asset of being multilingual and being a district that would lead that work, not just participate in the work. And you always have this high aspiration for that, and you brought that same zealousness to your work. Then, later on, on the board where you've been serving for 8 years 170 00:35:16.480 --> 00:35:25.909 WLWV Board Room: I have been watching you. for many positions, first as an assistant superintendent or deputy super 10, and then as your superintendent. 171 00:35:26.000 --> 00:35:29.999 WLWV Board Room: impressed by your courage and conviction 172 00:35:30.110 --> 00:35:42.719 WLWV Board Room: to speak and lead your facilitation and listening skills when things were hard. could kind of read the room a new when to speak, when to listen, how to move us forward. 173 00:35:43.330 --> 00:35:47.830 WLWV Board Room: Your vision for board leadership, knowing how we could be together. 174 00:35:48.220 --> 00:35:50.639 WLWV Board Room: Seeing us through some of the 175 00:35:50.880 --> 00:35:55.679 WLWV Board Room: highest profile with national and local events. 176 00:35:55.830 --> 00:36:01.070 WLWV Board Room: a pandemic an evaluation of our Sro program. 177 00:36:01.770 --> 00:36:04.499 WLWV Board Room: library books, curriculum 178 00:36:05.420 --> 00:36:12.260 WLWV Board Room: and championing. the all students belong. Policy which is then dear to your heart. 179 00:36:12.370 --> 00:36:22.359 WLWV Board Room: all of your work for kids. I got to experience you as a vice chair 2 times 3, 4 with it. 180 00:36:23.390 --> 00:36:36.179 WLWV Board Room: and then to 2 years as chair But even before your work with dual language program before your work on the board, you were an active parent with Ptas Ptos 181 00:36:36.210 --> 00:36:43.579 WLWV Board Room: in the Wilsonville community. This community knows you, and they love you dearly, and you have 182 00:36:43.600 --> 00:36:57.870 WLWV Board Room: integrity in your community. Starting the Wilsonville Alliance for inclusive communities and championing so many other causes. You've got 3 great kids, mother, who's here tonight, and we know your children. 183 00:36:57.990 --> 00:37:00.690 WLWV Board Room: are the heartbeat of who you are. 184 00:37:01.150 --> 00:37:05.859 WLWV Board Room: so I want to thank you, both of you, Chelsea and Kristy, for your service 185 00:37:06.000 --> 00:37:08.250 WLWV Board Room: for leading this district to be 186 00:37:08.620 --> 00:37:17.720 WLWV Board Room: better than when you found it, which is what we all hope to do for supporting me and my leadership for supporting our staff. 187 00:37:18.190 --> 00:37:31.149 WLWV Board Room: and most of all for believing in our kids and just want to show your gratitude we have. You can see in the back some hanging flower baskets that you can hang from your patios or balconies. 188 00:37:31.310 --> 00:37:34.759 WLWV Board Room: and then we also have a plaque for each of you. 189 00:37:34.880 --> 00:37:46.100 WLWV Board Room: to put alongside your ornament to remember your years of service, so I'd like to invite those who are here to to stand with me, as we thank Chelsea and Christy for their years of service. 190 00:38:00.650 --> 00:38:11.549 WLWV Board Room: and I'll invite Andrew. We'll just come up to the front, where we're going to present you with your plaques. and we'll do that now and then. That'll give us a moment to take a little break. So we'll do that 191 00:38:17.160 --> 00:38:19.200 WLWV Board Room: board members. You can join us. 192 00:38:20.870 --> 00:38:21.640 WLWV Board Room: Yeah. 193 00:38:33.860 --> 00:38:34.730 WLWV Board Room: it is 194 00:39:23.970 --> 00:39:25.770 WLWV Board Room: 3, 2. 195 00:39:58.600 --> 00:40:01.160 WLWV Board Room: Wow! Thank you so much, all of you. 196 00:40:02.550 --> 00:40:08.410 WLWV Board Room: And we're gonna keep keep going with some of this 197 00:40:08.430 --> 00:40:17.389 WLWV Board Room: before we get into business. Some board board member reports and the superintendent's report. So Director Taylor, do you have a board report this evening? 198 00:40:18.970 --> 00:40:23.159 WLWV Board Room: No, I'm gonna concede my time so that you guys can 199 00:40:23.610 --> 00:40:26.460 WLWV Board Room: alright. Thank you. 200 00:40:26.730 --> 00:40:32.959 WLWV Board Room: And Director White, do you have a board report? Okay, thanks. And directory slope. 201 00:40:37.900 --> 00:40:48.849 WLWV Board Room: I'll do a real 202 00:40:49.080 --> 00:40:51.260 WLWV Board Room: brief one. 203 00:40:52.390 --> 00:40:54.940 WLWV Board Room: I was going to be longer, but I think I better be 204 00:40:54.980 --> 00:40:58.720 WLWV Board Room: mindful I just wanted to 205 00:40:59.720 --> 00:41:02.339 WLWV Board Room: talk about a few things that 206 00:41:03.260 --> 00:41:17.880 WLWV Board Room: I was able to attend, and that was the retirement celebration for the outgoing teachers that was held at the end of May. That was a wonderful event that they did address. Their Thompson and I were there 207 00:41:18.150 --> 00:41:23.389 WLWV Board Room: just to acknowledge the teachers and their years of service, and 208 00:41:23.790 --> 00:41:26.690 WLWV Board Room: many had years and years here. 209 00:41:26.710 --> 00:41:33.490 WLWV Board Room: within our district. And then last Friday, Director Thompson and I, I went to the 210 00:41:33.950 --> 00:41:38.670 WLWV Board Room: celebration of the students who 211 00:41:38.720 --> 00:41:43.980 WLWV Board Room: attended the adult transition service program. And there were 6 students. 212 00:41:44.110 --> 00:41:54.690 WLWV Board Room: And so they're they're program was held at the crest center and It was a very nice intimate gathering 213 00:41:54.920 --> 00:42:04.430 WLWV Board Room: they celebrated the district celebrated Each student, by talking about their accomplishments and their perseverance. And the program. And 214 00:42:04.920 --> 00:42:16.469 WLWV Board Room: one of the students is actually going to be an employee here of the district. So that's very exciting. So I'm going to keep it brief so we can hear the board reports from our outgoing directors. 215 00:42:17.740 --> 00:42:20.440 WLWV Board Room: Thank you, director sloop, and by sure, Thompson. 216 00:42:21.590 --> 00:42:22.930 WLWV Board Room: so 217 00:42:25.530 --> 00:42:52.529 WLWV Board Room: So a couple of things. as the vice chair. I want to let the public know that the Board has completed the superintendents of final evaluation, and she's received it. The board and superintendent negotiated the terms of this year's superintendent contract last year. so this is the second year of that contract, so the contract will be voted on during consent agenda. So that is the first item in my board report the second one. Curtis, do you have my picture 218 00:42:53.150 --> 00:43:16.389 WLWV Board Room: because you're the best So when I was here in May I announced that Stafford was raising money for their fun, run, as many of our primary schools do, and I said that As of that day they still had a few $100, I think, to go to get to the $20,000 mark, which would mean Principal Hall would need to kiss a pig. 219 00:43:16.500 --> 00:43:41.599 WLWV Board Room: And so I wanted to make sure that everybody. I came back around, and everybody knew that the kiss happened. so there is principal hall, nose to nose with Posy giving her a kiss. So anyway, thank you. To all of you who donated to all of our fun, runs to all of you parents who organize those fun runs who raise money for them. Who then go to the event and 220 00:43:41.600 --> 00:43:57.880 WLWV Board Room: cheer on the students. There are a lot of people involved in those. So anyway, just wanted you to see the results of what some of you donated to and what it meant. that's the small result. The big result is the amazing things that they're going to be able to do in their school. So thank you, Curtis. 221 00:43:58.320 --> 00:44:01.470 WLWV Board Room: all right. So 222 00:44:02.530 --> 00:44:05.650 WLWV Board Room: This is my final board report that I'm going to give 223 00:44:08.580 --> 00:44:25.690 WLWV Board Room: and I'm going to read it because I want to make sure that I don't leave anything out. So picture me in my home in my den a couple of days ago, as I sit down to write this final statement of my School Board term, I'm overwhelmed with thankfulness. 224 00:44:26.030 --> 00:44:31.980 WLWV Board Room: first and foremost to God, who pricked my heart in November the twentieth, 18, and continued to speak to me 225 00:44:32.040 --> 00:44:35.049 about his plan for the next 4 years of my life. 226 00:44:35.110 --> 00:44:46.550 WLWV Board Room: knowing exactly what those 4 years would entail. Matthew 5, 16 says, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good works. and glorify your Father in heaven. 227 00:44:47.090 --> 00:45:00.649 WLWV Board Room: This has been my desire from day one. that my service on this board would be a reflection of his truth, and his left for each and every one of you. Second, I'm overwhelmed with thankfulness for the district staff members 228 00:45:01.060 --> 00:45:11.489 WLWV Board Room: who have answered all of the good and dumb questions I have asked constantly supported me in any way they can, and who have continually been willing to listen to my concerns. 229 00:45:12.100 --> 00:45:29.570 WLWV Board Room: Son, where are you? You're here. I saw it. Oh, there you are, right. I I was like I know you were at the end of the table during my first 2 years of service. I spent many hours in your office learning about our financials. Often you would reach out to me first to ask if I wanted to meet and discuss the information you would be bringing to the board. 230 00:45:29.770 --> 00:45:35.740 WLWV Board Room: Thank you for your patience with me, your kindness, and your perseverance. To make sure I understood what I was voting on. 231 00:45:36.880 --> 00:45:39.450 WLWV Board Room: Curtis. Go beeps. 232 00:45:39.920 --> 00:45:49.219 WLWV Board Room: I'm having a hard time coming up with words that accurately describe my respect and awe of your mastery of technology. 233 00:45:49.500 --> 00:46:00.240 WLWV Board Room: If anyone wants to know who the technological wizard is behind the curtain in our district, it is Curtis Nelson, no matter what gets asked of you, you always find a way to make it happen. 234 00:46:00.900 --> 00:46:09.780 WLWV Board Room: Shila is Shila in here. There you are. Thank you for your guidance with the superintendent evaluation during these past years. 2 years. 235 00:46:09.810 --> 00:46:14.579 I love the calm, humble, and gracious presence that you bring to your work in. Hr. 236 00:46:14.720 --> 00:46:18.119 WLWV Board Room: What a blessing you are to every staff member in our district. 237 00:46:18.340 --> 00:46:27.040 WLWV Board Room: Andrew. First of all go beef, and I like the shirt, even though they lost today and are out of the Baseball World series. 238 00:46:27.760 --> 00:46:37.980 WLWV Board Room: so good go beef. Second, our districts increase communication and transparency with our community over the past 4 years is a reflection of your hard work and dedication to your job. 239 00:46:38.550 --> 00:46:43.049 Thank you for not being satisfied with good enough, but always striving for better. 240 00:46:43.790 --> 00:46:57.150 WLWV Board Room: Kat. This pad in here, there you are. I have always enjoyed talking with you, your heart for your family, and for this huge job you have of taking care of every single one of our district facilities is evident every time we speak. 241 00:46:57.310 --> 00:47:05.650 You always said an answer to every one of my questions right away, demonstrating that your knowledge of our district is just as big as your heart for it. 242 00:47:05.740 --> 00:47:07.870 WLWV Board Room: It's remote in here. 243 00:47:08.370 --> 00:47:20.619 WLWV Board Room: Okay, there you are. Wow! Speaking of expertise and knowledge. Every time you spoke to the board or to the community about one of the bond projects. I was blown away by your detailed knowledge of every single project. 244 00:47:20.860 --> 00:47:27.949 and when we met with and and when met with contention from the community, you always responded graciously and kindly. 245 00:47:28.250 --> 00:47:42.170 WLWV Board Room: and my recall is that you went to every the door of every house across the street from the new Athe Creek Middle School. Is that correct? To introduce yourself and give the residents an opportunity to ask questions and share concerns. 246 00:47:42.620 --> 00:47:52.069 WLWV Board Room: If that is not going above and be on the duty. I don't know what is. Lauren. Thank you for the way you creatively recognize those around you. 247 00:47:52.260 --> 00:48:00.069 WLWV Board Room: I will miss the brilliant poetry, the fun pictures, and the joy you express when speaking about your staff and the students you serve. 248 00:48:00.370 --> 00:48:12.710 WLWV Board Room: David. Your constant delight and cheerfulness in your position is evident to all around you. I don't think I have ever seen you have a bad day, you have. You've hidden it well from all of us. 249 00:48:12.970 --> 00:48:17.570 WLWV Board Room: Thank you for sharing your love for your work with all around you. Barb. 250 00:48:18.370 --> 00:48:20.590 You are one of the best listeners I know. 251 00:48:21.400 --> 00:48:33.969 WLWV Board Room: Thank you for always being willing to listen to me and to our staff and community members. I appreciate that you create task force and community meetings that invite input from stakeholders with varying, varying opinions. 252 00:48:34.160 --> 00:48:49.670 WLWV Board Room: You have one of the toughest jobs in this district, and you navigate it by demonstrating respect for all voices. Thank you. Jennifer. I've had the pleasure of witnessing your passion for both families and students served by our Student Services department. 253 00:48:49.680 --> 00:48:53.189 as well as your support of our secondary staff and students. 254 00:48:53.510 --> 00:49:07.230 WLWV Board Room: I always looked forward to every interaction with you, and especially appreciated the talks we had in your office. I will miss those. Kathy. I have much respect for how hard you work for the staff and the students in this district. 255 00:49:07.400 --> 00:49:26.180 WLWV Board Room: I doubt that there is another superintendent in the State who attends as many school events as you do. The reason she knows I was at those events is because she was at them as well. or who makes multiple celebratory posters for their bus drivers at home the night before the first day of school. So for those of you who don't know. 256 00:49:26.180 --> 00:49:38.589 WLWV Board Room: On the first day of school, when the buses go out. Several of the administrators go to the bus barn, or what is it? Compass depot, whatever they call it. Get there at 257 00:49:38.590 --> 00:49:55.110 WLWV Board Room: like 5, 45. And the more 5 5. Yeah, and cheer them away as they go way to pick up students the night before. So I get there to help cheer on. And they're all these great posters fun, creative, colorful like who, where these posters come from? 258 00:49:55.190 --> 00:49:59.390 WLWV Board Room: Dr. Ludwig was at home the night before, making posters for our bus drivers. 259 00:50:01.750 --> 00:50:07.260 WLWV Board Room: Yeah, I don't know. I I mean, I don't know if there's any other superintendents that he would do that 260 00:50:07.370 --> 00:50:19.420 WLWV Board Room: and no matter the disagreement, the anger, the vitriol directed your way. You always respond with grace and kindness. You have set a high standard for your entire staff, who embodies these qualities as well. 261 00:50:19.490 --> 00:50:24.580 WLWV Board Room: I look forward to continuing our friendship outside my board service. sweet Kelly. 262 00:50:25.370 --> 00:50:44.590 WLWV Board Room: if there was an award given for the best board secretary in the State. You would win at hands down. I tried to talk to Osba about that, and they told me they couldn't do it, because they said everyone would be fighting to have the person who in so you would win that the way you love and take care of each of the board members and the district staff goes way beyond your job description 263 00:50:44.760 --> 00:50:48.280 WLWV Board Room: and family members, and anyone who shows up to our board meetings. 264 00:50:48.360 --> 00:50:59.930 and I can't tell you how many times I've heard parents talk about the incredibly lovely, kind woman from the district office that they spoke to on the phone, who help them with their concern. Questions, etc. 265 00:51:00.100 --> 00:51:06.070 WLWV Board Room: You are the joy behind the working of this district. and I will be forever grateful for your friendship. 266 00:51:07.190 --> 00:51:16.330 WLWV Board Room: Thank you also to every principal assistant, principal teacher and staff member who enthusiastically welcome to me into your schools, your classrooms, and your events. 267 00:51:16.550 --> 00:51:24.809 WLWV Board Room: Our district has high graduation grades because of the effort, care, and expertise. Each one of you brings to your work each and every day 268 00:51:25.580 --> 00:51:38.250 WLWV Board Room: to my former and present board members. Thank you for what you have taught me and for how you've challenged me. What I'm most thankful for, however, are the friendships that have developed despite any differences we may have. 269 00:51:39.520 --> 00:51:50.740 WLWV Board Room: So right, I'm going to speak to some of the Board members who aren't here so Reagan. without your help, wisdom, and encouragement during my campaign. I don't think I'd be sitting here today. Thank you. 270 00:51:50.830 --> 00:51:58.719 WLWV Board Room: Ginger. I'm sure they all still listen to our board meeting, so I'm sure I'm sharing. They're hearing this firsthand right now. 271 00:51:59.270 --> 00:52:00.320 WLWV Board Room: I know 272 00:52:00.350 --> 00:52:21.780 WLWV Board Room: Rick. see, Ginger, I so appreciate how you continue to encourage and support me, even though we no longer serve together on the board. Dylan, I will never forget your words to me during our first coffee meeting following my at my election, even though you knew we came from different size of the political aisle. You reminded me that it was my job to speak for those who elected me. 273 00:52:22.100 --> 00:52:27.400 WLWV Board Room: Lewis. I love that I never have to guess what your opinion is on a topic. 274 00:52:28.720 --> 00:52:34.690 WLWV Board Room: Thank you for boldly sharing your perspective with me, and for the rest of the board and our community we need more of that. 275 00:52:35.670 --> 00:52:43.559 WLWV Board Room: Kirsten. I always appreciate the thoughtful way you share your views with the board, and I'm grateful for the friendship that has developed between us. 276 00:52:43.620 --> 00:52:50.879 WLWV Board Room: I look forward to continuing to meet for coffee and hearing about your daughters, about running, and your family adventures. 277 00:52:51.660 --> 00:52:59.359 WLWV Board Room: Kelly. Thank you for your commitment to thoroughly research researching every board related decision and issue. 278 00:52:59.490 --> 00:53:08.549 WLWV Board Room: Thank you for stepping up to run for the board, and for being a like-minded sounding board for me. Well, I will no longer be physically with you on the board. I will be with you in spirit and prayer. 279 00:53:08.820 --> 00:53:12.920 WLWV Board Room: and Chelsea, the board member with whom I have served the longest. 280 00:53:13.200 --> 00:53:27.910 WLWV Board Room: Thank you for your board leadership. your willingness to listen. and your heart for our students. I love that our friendship trumps are differences of opinion, and I look forward to us both, having more time to spend enjoying that friendship. 281 00:53:28.660 --> 00:53:40.169 WLWV Board Room: and to those of you who have prayed me through the last 4 years. Thank you. I may have been the front person who got to speak and vote at meetings, but it was your prayers that sustained me and gave me the courage to do so. 282 00:53:41.330 --> 00:53:44.930 WLWV Board Room: Finally, a huge thanks to my family, my mom. 283 00:53:45.470 --> 00:53:47.609 WLWV Board Room: wave your hands so everyone can see you 284 00:53:47.950 --> 00:53:53.129 who, as a college instructor, first showed me what it was like to be dedicated to your students. 285 00:53:53.900 --> 00:54:01.420 WLWV Board Room: My sister Kathy, who isn't here, who's work with under privilege students and her just to school district, helped to guide my decisions 286 00:54:01.860 --> 00:54:06.599 WLWV Board Room: to my 3 children, Lexi Brett, Grace and my son in Law Tyler. 287 00:54:07.060 --> 00:54:13.240 who put up with hearing about School board at every family, get together over the past 4 years, sorry. 288 00:54:13.260 --> 00:54:18.910 WLWV Board Room: and supported me through the highs and lows. and especially to my husband Scott. 289 00:54:19.800 --> 00:54:22.219 who gave update nights for school events. 290 00:54:22.620 --> 00:54:29.510 WLWV Board Room: Listen to me, hash and rehash every word I said or didn't say during public meetings. I'm a ruminator. 291 00:54:29.790 --> 00:54:34.570 WLWV Board Room: I do that. A lot helped me understand financial matters and documents. 292 00:54:35.060 --> 00:54:38.019 and prayed and supported me through every hard decision. 293 00:54:38.880 --> 00:54:49.070 WLWV Board Room: I love you all, and I'm thankful for your end to conditional support and to those who may have disagreed with how I have voted or with statements I have made in public meeting. 294 00:54:49.380 --> 00:54:55.150 WLWV Board Room: My hope is that even in disagreement you have felt, heard, respected, and valued. 295 00:54:55.400 --> 00:54:59.840 WLWV Board Room: if I ever fail to make you feel that way. My deepest apologies. 296 00:55:00.300 --> 00:55:13.090 my hope for our district, our state, our country, and our world, is that we continue to love, respect, and listen to one another even in disagreement. What should be clear and apparent to all of you listening? 297 00:55:13.340 --> 00:55:17.460 WLWV Board Room: Is that the greatest blessing of my service on the board is all of you. 298 00:55:17.970 --> 00:55:29.300 WLWV Board Room: My interactions and relationships with the students, staff parents, community leaders, and district staff have brought me the most joy. During the 4 years I've served on the West Linn Wilsonville School Board. 299 00:55:29.930 --> 00:55:36.219 WLWV Board Room: My! Why, behind my work on the School Board was never because of a personal agenda nor for political gain. 300 00:55:36.670 --> 00:55:47.189 WLWV Board Room: but to humbly and lovingly obey. no matter the costs or the fear I experienced. The one person I will stand before when I die. my Lord, and save your Jesus Christ. 301 00:55:47.480 --> 00:55:54.760 WLWV Board Room: It is Jesus who gets the glory for anything good that has come from my last 4 years on the board. Thank you. 302 00:56:06.020 --> 00:56:30.569 WLWV Board Room: All right. Well, I have a surprise. I'm also going to speak about the last 8 years, and the ebb and flow of my School Board service here. A a little bit have of it has already been pointed to the sort of the origins I think of my school board work. Do go back to and I can't guarantee the accuracy of the timeline exactly, but I think it was about 2,009, 2,010 303 00:56:30.570 --> 00:56:36.610 and the grassroots organizing to return a Spanish immersion program to our district. 304 00:56:36.610 --> 00:56:58.380 WLWV Board Room: it could also be that that Pta Presidency at Lowry might have, like, you know, accelerated the process here and ended up on the Budget Committee. And then as these things go, ended up on the school board. but I think also there was a capital bond and local option levy campaign in there in 2,014 that that I worked on as well. 305 00:56:58.380 --> 00:57:17.379 WLWV Board Room: So here was 2,015. I ran uncontested, and the other person on the school that also ran for school board to keep her seat. also ran uncontested. Kate hoots actually published an article in the pamphlet about The low level of interest in School Board races. 306 00:57:17.760 --> 00:57:33.270 WLWV Board Room: Barack. Obama was the president, and the superintendent was Bill Rhodes, and I actually have a a photo of Bill Rhodes swearing me in at that first meeting in 2,015. 307 00:57:33.930 --> 00:57:41.370 WLWV Board Room: There's there's the crew. Just leave that up there for the kids to take in for a bit. 308 00:57:43.460 --> 00:57:49.729 WLWV Board Room: Yup, I was serving with Keith Steele, Rob Fernandez, Betty Reynolds, and Ring and Molator. 309 00:57:51.990 --> 00:58:01.960 WLWV Board Room: These 3 were in primary school. And this is what they looked like. You can go ahead and show the second one. It might reduce the giggling in the front row. Yeah. 310 00:58:02.350 --> 00:58:07.230 WLWV Board Room: I think that whole first year I received one email, 311 00:58:07.330 --> 00:58:12.640 WLWV Board Room: and I didn't. I didn't know what to do with it. I had to ask the board chair, like what happens when we receive an email. 312 00:58:14.710 --> 00:58:35.280 WLWV Board Room: So those first 2 years, we're like a quieter context, right? And public education. It really allowed for this mental bandwidth to really focus on the systems and to be creative. And so at that time I was really into board development. I bought into this idea of nested leadership. You know, that was my North Star. 313 00:58:35.280 --> 00:58:47.249 WLWV Board Room: It was really driven by the belief that how we function as a board is going to be reflected all the way throughout the system all the way down into the classroom. And so I focus on board culture and cohesion 314 00:58:47.250 --> 00:59:05.330 WLWV Board Room: and the outcomes of those brought us things like the board and superintendent operating agreements, and I think there's even a year or 2 that the Board set our own goals, and you know, worked toward a a a goal we had created together, and then it was 2,016 when we hired Dr. Kathy Ludwig 315 00:59:05.340 --> 00:59:16.949 WLWV Board Room: and around that time I think we were and I'm so thankful that we hired you, and we did a huge national search. And I think we interviewed 10 finalists. And so you really rose 316 00:59:16.950 --> 00:59:41.350 WLWV Board Room: to the top, and I think we made an outstanding choice. When we decided to hire you. We worked around that time with my board colleagues and Osba and superintendent to to totally revamp. How we did the Superintendent Performance Review, and we moved away from that once a year. sort of more quantitative review to this more formative and frequent superintendent performance review. 317 00:59:41.970 --> 00:59:52.329 WLWV Board Room: But after that, those first 2 years the tides were starting to change, and early 2,017 we got a new president. Donald Trump became the president 318 00:59:52.380 --> 01:00:06.600 WLWV Board Room: somewhere around. This time we built Mery and Creek Middle School. and then we redrew all the boundaries for all of the Middle Schools and School Board service was getting a little more intense around that time 319 01:00:06.840 --> 01:00:16.720 WLWV Board Room: 2,017 School Board elections. Everything changes again. And now I'm serving with Dylan Hyde's Ginger Fitch, Betty Reynolds and Reagan Molator. 320 01:00:17.010 --> 01:00:32.790 WLWV Board Room: I think one of the first years I became vice chair, and I think I did serve around 4 years. that role that you've done the past 2 years. Christy Thompson is one of the most under appreciated and valuable roles on this board that vice chair spot. 321 01:00:33.320 --> 01:01:01.400 WLWV Board Room: and so by 2,018 School Board work was really growing and intensity. was dialing up. We had, needed to adopt a comprehensive human sexuality curriculum. we had another capital bond and local option levy campaign to run the amount of interest in School boards was continuing to grow, and in 2019 it's time to run again. And I did decide to run again, and Kristy 322 01:01:01.410 --> 01:01:14.190 WLWV Board Room: you ran again. For the first time we both ran contested races. I think you had one opponent. I had a 3 way and had a 3 way, race and 323 01:01:14.660 --> 01:01:16.419 WLWV Board Room: Clearly, we both won. 324 01:01:16.740 --> 01:01:26.280 WLWV Board Room: and I'm very thankful to be that that that the community elected us, and that we've had a chance to serve together this past 4 years. 325 01:01:26.370 --> 01:01:44.630 WLWV Board Room: so then oh, you can show the third picture. Get the the kids. There, there I am. Family is a little less interested in coming to all the things. Just me solo at this point. yeah. And so then comes 2020, and all the things the covid protocols. 326 01:01:44.660 --> 01:01:52.940 WLWV Board Room: distance, learning, changing timelines, changing requirements, massive social unrest. 327 01:01:53.470 --> 01:02:18.669 WLWV Board Room: desperation from parents to get their youth back into in person school desperation from others to stay close until there's a vaccination. Some weeks we received hundreds of unique emails. I'm not talking one click politic. I'm talking like drafted emails from folks. Some meetings we had hundreds in attendance. 328 01:02:19.530 --> 01:02:40.599 WLWV Board Room: Nonetheless, we manage those Covid protocols, and we kept other work going. We tackled a review on the Sro program. We continued with those quarterly safety and security meetings on Zoom. We even held a District Equity Summit on Zoom moved forward with capital bond programs and long range planning moves. 329 01:02:41.200 --> 01:02:47.500 WLWV Board Room: and in 2,021, another School board race. this time by 2,021, 330 01:02:47.630 --> 01:02:48.980 WLWV Board Room: 2,022. 331 01:02:49.140 --> 01:03:06.290 WLWV Board Room: Yeah, I told you the timeline would be a little messed up. oh, no, it was 2,021, because we didn't run again, but Dylan and Ginger and Ray again by then they did not. Does they decide not to run again? And then incomes Lewis Taylor and Kirsten Wyatt and Kelly sloop. Yeah. 332 01:03:06.650 --> 01:03:27.029 WLWV Board Room: super. Thankful that very of you chose to to run under the 3 of you one, and that we've had this past 2 years. I'll always remember that first School Board meeting. Unlike the situation, I came onto the board. The first board meeting for these 3 was the first meeting. We were open to the public 333 01:03:27.300 --> 01:03:29.350 WLWV Board Room: in 18 months. 334 01:03:29.730 --> 01:03:47.450 WLWV Board Room: and we're gonna make up for some lost time. And so there was a huge crowd in the parking lot when we pulled in. there was a couple different 2 or 3 different issues that folks were protesting And folks came up and spoke at length at the at the podium, and that was their first board meeting. 335 01:03:47.570 --> 01:03:51.879 and the nature of School Board had taken a dramatic shift. 336 01:03:52.370 --> 01:04:17.110 WLWV Board Room: Actually the second meeting to the 3 of you attended. Not that you need me to remind you of this, but They actually had to gavel close the meeting because folks would They were refusing to put their masks on, even though the the mandate was in place and When I closed the meeting, a woman charged the diocese and called me a coward and pamphlet, captured the picture of that, and published it on the front page of the paper. Do you remember that? 337 01:04:17.430 --> 01:04:20.040 WLWV Board Room: So we we move the meeting to zoom? 338 01:04:20.140 --> 01:04:38.710 WLWV Board Room: the volume, the luminous emails continue, and the volume of public comment, and the boardroom only wanes periodically, but everybody sitting up here has been so steadfast and so diligent, and always kept students as the North Star. 339 01:04:38.740 --> 01:04:58.510 WLWV Board Room: We just continued to show up month after month, challenging situation after challenging, meeting, challenging in boxes. And today we're poised to welcome to new board members. Thank you, both of you, Megan Vidal and Dan Shoemaker for being here tonight. the story is just gonna continue to add and flow. 340 01:04:58.510 --> 01:05:11.699 WLWV Board Room: but I I know that there's one thing that will stay constant and that is that The folks who sit up here are going to continue to be steadfast and resilient and continue to practice that nested leadership. 341 01:05:11.710 --> 01:05:33.799 WLWV Board Room: and I trust that our community will continue to support our schools and our youth by passing local option levies and capital bonds attending the engagement sessions held by the district, volunteering in our schools, showing up for one another and community, and dedicating your talents to the continuous improvement of our schools. 342 01:05:34.740 --> 01:05:45.909 WLWV Board Room: So finally, I I'll just end with some gratitude. thank you to you. Did such a great job about like naming everybody. So what Christy said, for sure, 343 01:05:46.130 --> 01:06:01.260 WLWV Board Room: working with all of you has honestly been one of the greatest honors of my life. For sure it's at times been uncomfortable, for sure, at times been challenging, I would even say, at times frustrating 344 01:06:01.260 --> 01:06:18.620 WLWV Board Room: But it was always nested and respect and mutual regard, and a vision for a healthy and thriving school district. you all have made me a better school board member, and better at my job. in my career, and I'm just a better all around human. 345 01:06:18.950 --> 01:06:24.399 WLWV Board Room: I will say a special shout out, Thank you, Kelly Douglas. You started the same year as me. 346 01:06:24.790 --> 01:06:30.390 WLWV Board Room: That makes us litter. Mates, I actually have a gift for you. Yeah. 347 01:06:33.710 --> 01:06:35.749 WLWV Board Room: that's my 348 01:06:36.510 --> 01:06:40.149 WLWV Board Room: find. Her finder. 349 01:06:41.170 --> 01:06:45.600 WLWV Board Room: Yeah. 350 01:06:45.660 --> 01:06:51.590 WLWV Board Room: yeah, thanks for all the finders. 351 01:06:52.180 --> 01:06:52.840 Yeah. 352 01:06:53.880 --> 01:07:00.789 WLWV Board Room: Yep, you get lots of binders when you serve on the School board. full of papers with amazing work. And then 353 01:07:00.890 --> 01:07:11.840 WLWV Board Room: definitely thank you to Debbie Shookland to my mom. always have been one of my biggest fans, not my biggest fan. And it's just such a big support to me. 354 01:07:12.010 --> 01:07:21.060 WLWV Board Room: And so now, 8 years later, wrapping up my school board service, this is what my kids look like. Now, you can show the the the current. 355 01:07:21.630 --> 01:07:47.420 WLWV Board Room: There they are. Yeah, they grew up. They're My oldest is graduating and wave in in a couple of days from High School, Wilsonville, and then my 2 will be be turning into Junior soon. And kids, I mostly just want to at this moment. Thank you. because you're the people who are the closest to me and You've witnessed closely all the honor and the challenges. 356 01:07:47.420 --> 01:07:52.580 WLWV Board Room: I probably never would have served on school board if it wasn't for you. 357 01:07:52.700 --> 01:07:59.640 WLWV Board Room: And definitely you all make me a better person. So thank you for for that. 358 01:07:59.890 --> 01:08:07.759 WLWV Board Room: so thank you, everybody for letting me be a little self-indulgent and share my story. but really, none of this is about me. 359 01:08:08.600 --> 01:08:19.889 WLWV Board Room: It's not about my kids, not about me. I share this story, just as a reflection of how our lives become woven in with the work that we do. 360 01:08:19.920 --> 01:08:22.180 and we can't extricate 361 01:08:22.319 --> 01:08:50.159 WLWV Board Room: our our, our service and our lives from this larger system, of which we operate. We can't extricate our School Board time from the national and cultural landscape. And this work, is going to go on after we leave, and You all will keep writing the story, and the work will even go on after we leave. And but hopefully, always with the indelible mark upon it. 362 01:08:51.359 --> 01:08:52.210 WLWV Board Room: Thanks. 363 01:09:02.899 --> 01:09:18.790 WLWV Board Room: Alright! Thank you, everybody for being so patient and enjoying, and that while we got to celebrate the the end of 2 people's careers here at the School board. we'll move on to the consent agenda, and I'll entertain a motion. 364 01:09:22.120 --> 01:09:25.740 WLWV Board Room: My superintendent. Oh, yeah, of course. Okay. 365 01:09:26.180 --> 01:09:28.399 WLWV Board Room: please do go ahead, Dr. Ludwig. 366 01:09:37.500 --> 01:09:38.760 WLWV Board Room: I almost wish we 367 01:09:38.830 --> 01:09:45.610 WLWV Board Room: could just end with both of your words. They were just beautiful and thoughtful. Thank you. 368 01:09:46.700 --> 01:09:53.149 WLWV Board Room: but I think you know our theme this year. Belief in belonging. I just want to echo that both of you 369 01:09:53.790 --> 01:10:08.289 WLWV Board Room: embody that theme so much to in your leadership, your belief in the capacity of our our staff and our students, and your both, and your belief in the belonging of every child in our school district, and you've led from your heart 370 01:10:08.420 --> 01:10:14.159 WLWV Board Room: day one. And until today well, June thirtieth, we technically have you till June thirtieth. 371 01:10:14.420 --> 01:10:15.530 WLWV Board Room: So 372 01:10:15.820 --> 01:10:21.919 WLWV Board Room: so thank you. 373 01:10:23.320 --> 01:10:24.940 WLWV Board Room: All right. 374 01:10:25.010 --> 01:10:43.780 WLWV Board Room: so just a few highlights. There's so many these weeks of student activities and awards. We were here for the Isep awards want to recognize again the many students who weren't in the chairs tonight, but who put in countless hours And the staff who worked with them teachers and coaches, and of course we met Danielle and Emma tonight. 375 01:10:43.830 --> 01:10:46.810 WLWV Board Room: Give her theater productions. 376 01:10:46.890 --> 01:11:06.960 WLWV Board Room: I want to do a shout out to our High School for receiving the Bureau of Labor and Industry of Boley Cte. Grant, of $180,000 for startup equipment for our health occupations career pathway. So thank you. To Nick and Laura, who are probably a big part of making that happen. 377 01:11:07.840 --> 01:11:14.619 WLWV Board Room: we've been mentioning the senior Award ceremonies a lot of spring events. You can see some pictures there. 378 01:11:14.840 --> 01:11:32.439 WLWV Board Room: boys, in the baseball uniform. Our West Linn boys brought home the 6. A championship. was at that game on Saturday. It was absolutely fun. adult transition that director sloop mentioned, and some little thing like high school graduation coming up this week. So 379 01:11:32.620 --> 01:11:35.659 WLWV Board Room: busy, busy times and wanna 380 01:11:35.850 --> 01:11:50.140 WLWV Board Room: celebrate all the accomplishments of our seniors, whose last day was last Friday, and to to their teachers and the staff, and their principals and counselors, and all the folks in their lives for being a part of helping them cross that finish line. 381 01:11:50.580 --> 01:11:53.710 WLWV Board Room: So we'll look forward to shaking a lot of hands in a couple of days here. 382 01:11:54.290 --> 01:12:10.640 WLWV Board Room: And then just next, in terms of a student highlight. I want to just pull this one out. this is our by literacy seal information. These are for students who when they've taken on a world language and now are multilingual. They can also take a test. 383 01:12:10.640 --> 01:12:17.839 WLWV Board Room: and if they pass that test they get a seal at graduation. But they get this beautiful by literacy seal. 384 01:12:17.840 --> 01:12:41.220 WLWV Board Room: And it's actually a a marker for future employers when they ask on a resume. Are you bilingual? If you can demonstrate that you have a by literacy seal. It gives the employer an indication of what level of by literacy you have coming in. So it's not kind of a moving target. and each year you can see more and more of our students have opted to take that test. And this year, 385 01:12:41.220 --> 01:13:07.549 WLWV Board Room: we had 97 students who were awarded by literacy seals. And then they're they're having a new seal called the Multi Literacy seal. They've kind of acknowledged it and been tracking it. But this year, actually, students who take that test will get that at graduation as well. And so there's again this promotion around Oregon around, really valuing the ability to multilingual. And I think when we look at those numbers, we can see almost almost this correlation of 386 01:13:08.080 --> 01:13:15.389 WLWV Board Room: our dual language program, but also our World language program, where every student, our district, when they start in kindergarten. 387 01:13:15.390 --> 01:13:39.109 WLWV Board Room: begins to learn a second or third language, Spanish or Chinese, or maybe English, is that second or third language that they're learning. So the value for multilingualism is deeply embedded in this district. And I think we're starting to see evidence, and of students feeling confident in that and wanting to. Then take these exams to get these seals. So I want to thank the World language department that helps champion our students around this work. 388 01:13:39.230 --> 01:13:43.560 WLWV Board Room: and and the evidence that's there. So 389 01:13:44.710 --> 01:13:46.060 WLWV Board Room: next 390 01:13:46.260 --> 01:14:05.059 WLWV Board Room: last week this room was filled with our K 8 Pta leaders, and what we started this year were some collective sessions. We hadn't done it before. Of course. Ptas and leaders meet at their schools. but we began a new process this year, where we brought. 391 01:14:05.310 --> 01:14:15.250 like Pta leaders together around the district 3 times during the year. So we had a meeting in September, and then another one in March, and then one just 392 01:14:15.370 --> 01:14:17.539 WLWV Board Room: Last week you're at the end of May. 393 01:14:18.120 --> 01:14:40.949 WLWV Board Room: and we're kind of going through district topics with them and their leadership work, but also taking a look at these Pta standards which can be generalized whether they're a Pta or a Pto or a Pps, or whichever branch of family school leadership that they're taking on these standards can generalize. And in September and 394 01:14:40.950 --> 01:15:01.610 WLWV Board Room: March. We looked at that standard of what does it mean to welcome all families into a school community, and particularly coming off of the pandemic? We knew families wanted to be more connected, so we did some collective work around that, and then introduced them to the serve. The panorama survey that we were going to give to to parents. They helped us select some of the modules for that 395 01:15:01.940 --> 01:15:15.350 WLWV Board Room: as well as Then in March looked at the data outcome and began thinking about barriers for involvement in schools and what else they could do. as a as a group to encourage family school partnership. 396 01:15:15.960 --> 01:15:24.180 WLWV Board Room: and then next slide. in May. What we did is we focused on this third standard support student success. 397 01:15:24.380 --> 01:15:35.510 WLWV Board Room: And we know nationally that Ptas are moving more in the direction around, really getting involved in what's happening around students, success and academic success in schools. 398 01:15:35.600 --> 01:15:39.980 WLWV Board Room: There was that book that I shared with you earlier, called beyond the bake sale. 399 01:15:40.100 --> 01:15:56.429 WLWV Board Room: which really encourages ptas and family school partnerships to not just be about fundraising and supporting social and community events, but also about how do those endeavors impact student learning and student outcomes? 400 01:15:56.490 --> 01:16:12.760 WLWV Board Room: And so on the next slide, you'll see a little bit about that standard 3. Then you can see language in there around supporting students, academic, social, and emotional, well being, and that a strong indicator would be partnering with families and students to set those goals. 401 01:16:12.960 --> 01:16:41.329 WLWV Board Room: and then also sharing with our Ptas. picture of student progress or multiple measures of classwork and assessments. And so you can see on the next slide. When we gathered together last week, principals came, their Pta leaders came and we unpack the school work plans, and we looked at data that we had around student learning outcomes from our map data and our state assessments, our panorama data. 402 01:16:41.350 --> 01:16:57.080 WLWV Board Room: and ask those questions of. So how our students, progressing with their learning goals and their outcomes, and then thinking about next year making plans for how our family school partnerships could get more families involved and invested. 403 01:16:57.300 --> 01:17:06.640 WLWV Board Room: So I want to thank the parents who came. It was another evening away from their children. we did have dinner here, but they committed. They've committed an hour and a half in each of these sessions 404 01:17:06.690 --> 01:17:15.690 WLWV Board Room: to really think together, to network together, to hear each other's ideas, and to work collaboratively and collectively across the district. 405 01:17:19.630 --> 01:17:34.889 WLWV Board Room: Another highlight since our last Board meeting was a visit by Dr. Paula Kluf. for those of you who are deep in the work around special education and inclusion. Her name will be familiar. She's written over 30 books 406 01:17:34.950 --> 01:17:44.290 WLWV Board Room: on inclusion of students. in public schools. She's an expert herself as a teacher, an expert on autism and inclusion. 407 01:17:44.350 --> 01:18:08.890 WLWV Board Room: She's a well respected scholar, a national speaker, and an advocate. and she's become very intrigued by our work here in our district, because we are one of the very few in the nation that has full inclusion. And so she wrote the forward to our book, leading for all, and is very close in conversation often with our team, particularly Dr. Jennifer Spencer. I'm 408 01:18:09.100 --> 01:18:38.170 WLWV Board Room: and they find themselves offered at the same conferences, and have become professional colleagues. And So Dr. Kluth came out. She committed 2 days with us. as a favor to learn from us and for us to learn from her. She met with students at our college campus in our classroom. She watched teachers instruct, marveled at how skillful our teachers were at adapting and accommodating, and really thinking about access and opportunity. 409 01:18:38.440 --> 01:18:44.489 WLWV Board Room: We had a community meeting where we had parents and staff together. She spoke to our community. 410 01:18:44.600 --> 01:19:03.389 WLWV Board Room: And then I was able to also invite some fellow superintendents, and she spent some time with superintendents continuing to affirm and nurture that work forward. So I want to thank Dr. Kluth for making this trip making us a priority. And I know our staff learned an incredible amount from, for in those 2 days 411 01:19:05.550 --> 01:19:31.170 WLWV Board Room: our one of our last leadership forms, I want to let you know we had We asked basic rights, Oregon to come and do some work with some of our staff around again. This notion of belief in belonging how do we ensure that all of our students, staff and families feel a sense of welcome and belonging in our schools. and they spoke a lot about civil rights and rights of students. And we're able to 412 01:19:31.860 --> 01:19:38.599 WLWV Board Room: do do kind of the an activity with scenarios, help us think through responses and ways to support students. 413 01:19:38.830 --> 01:19:42.860 WLWV Board Room: And always that idea of It's easy for us to have 414 01:19:42.930 --> 01:20:10.820 WLWV Board Room: words about inclusion and acceptance. But what actions and systems match those. And so again, thinking about the policy that the School Board adopted. and then the letter that all of you wrote in November of 2,021 around, really affirming our policies around. All students belong in your care for all children. So those are ways that our actions can match our words as well. 415 01:20:12.360 --> 01:20:23.080 WLWV Board Room: Next, all right. So I've committed at each board meeting and in my superintendent report to provide you with updates on our K 5 literacy renewal process. 416 01:20:23.230 --> 01:20:30.650 WLWV Board Room: and if you just just pass these down, there's a little stack for each of you. There's 3 paid 3 papers in each. 417 01:20:30.790 --> 01:20:39.750 WLWV Board Room: So again, just the the first page that I'm sending you is that renewal documents you've gotten it before. And 418 01:20:40.110 --> 01:20:43.309 WLWV Board Room: families watching from home can find it on our website. 419 01:20:43.430 --> 01:20:52.130 WLWV Board Room: So I just thought I would just cut and paste from that right into the slide, so you can see where I'm getting this from. So this is our renewal and adoption, timeline. 420 01:20:52.540 --> 01:20:56.709 WLWV Board Room: And we're right there in that first band of 21 through 23. 421 01:20:57.700 --> 01:21:02.409 WLWV Board Room: And you can kind of see the actions that we're doing there. And then on the next slide 422 01:21:03.470 --> 01:21:10.110 WLWV Board Room: all it shows there are some of the the columns that are underneath and how we're progressing through. 423 01:21:10.470 --> 01:21:14.999 WLWV Board Room: So I've circled where we are in the timeline right now. We're there in June. 424 01:21:15.230 --> 01:21:23.880 WLWV Board Room: and my previous superintendent reports. I spoke about the activities in March and April and May. Here we are in June, and I've circled those. 425 01:21:26.310 --> 01:21:34.939 WLWV Board Room: And so in the next slide, you can see that one of the things we've done. This wasn't actually in the timeline, but it came up in our in our budget work. 426 01:21:35.070 --> 01:21:46.300 WLWV Board Room: we've hired our 6 literacy coaches. So there have been screening interviews and processes and those 6 literacy coaches for next year have been hired 427 01:21:47.150 --> 01:21:55.859 Some of them came from within highly experienced professionals from within our district who applied for those positions. we're not. 428 01:21:55.900 --> 01:22:06.750 WLWV Board Room: The the names aren't public yet. just wrap those up. Some are highly experienced professionals who We hired from outside the district who heard about these positions and heard about our work. 429 01:22:07.130 --> 01:22:20.539 WLWV Board Room: within this group of 6 there are Several who are bilingual experience with dual language. have experience with English language, development and special education. So it's a really strong team. 430 01:22:20.710 --> 01:22:37.710 WLWV Board Room: and these 6 coaches either have or will be obtaining their reading endorsements. So that was one of the qualifications that either they already have that reading endorsement, or that they will sign up and begin to get that reading endorsement so that they can continue to do high level professional learning while they're coaching. 431 01:22:40.040 --> 01:22:56.970 WLWV Board Room: And in our timeline you'll see. In June we talked about putting together. The K 5 literacy renewal team. So principals are finalizing those those team members. the team includes teachers and and specialists. These are folks who self select to be on the team. 432 01:22:57.220 --> 01:23:10.339 WLWV Board Room: So if there's a a thought out there that maybe I'm selecting them or district office, or that the principals, that's not how it's happening. These are teachers who are stepping up and raising their hand and saying, I'd like to be on the team 433 01:23:10.420 --> 01:23:22.329 WLWV Board Room: and We make sure that from every school there is at least a K, one, a 2, 3, and a 4, 5 teacher, in addition to at least one learning specialist from each school. 434 01:23:22.680 --> 01:23:28.750 WLWV Board Room: and some of those have experience with dyslexia, which is helpful, as we think about reading challenges. 435 01:23:28.860 --> 01:23:40.629 WLWV Board Room: and then we'll have several English language development teachers also on the team. So it'll be a real, a deep level of expertise on that literacy renewal team. 436 01:23:42.420 --> 01:23:51.990 WLWV Board Room: And then also you'll see in the timeline where I had circled in June, that when school is out we have this institute for multi sensory education training 437 01:23:52.300 --> 01:24:13.869 WLWV Board Room: and we have a team that will be attending that at the end of June that will include a few K 2 teachers. It will include someone one of our leaders from our student services. It will include our current reading Coach, Michelle Murphy. So there'll be a small team who will go and get that training and then come back and share that learning 438 01:24:13.990 --> 01:24:17.899 WLWV Board Room: with the literacy renewal team as well as with others. 439 01:24:18.670 --> 01:24:36.820 WLWV Board Room: Also, in June, after school gets out our principals will do some work unpacking the new organs. Early literacy framework. You've probably seen the draft of it's now been finalized, and it's out, and so they'll be unpacking it, looking for the alignment. 440 01:24:36.820 --> 01:24:50.580 WLWV Board Room: how it comes alongside school work plans and key instructional practices that we can implement and support in our classrooms, so that will be some work that principles would do. As soon as 441 01:24:51.070 --> 01:24:54.080 WLWV Board Room: school gets out in June they'll keep working. 442 01:24:54.630 --> 01:25:03.179 WLWV Board Room: And then that last item Dr. Soy wanted me to share that. As while this is a K 5 literacy renewal. 443 01:25:03.300 --> 01:25:30.399 WLWV Board Room: we also want to just remind our board members that we want to think about reading. And the instruction of reading really is K, 12. And so sometimes there's this notion of, you know, after primary school, maybe kids don't get instruction anymore. Reading. They just get assigned things to read. and we're gonna really focus on what does it mean to teach reading and writing and secondary school versus just assigning reading and writing where those areas where we continue to help 444 01:25:30.520 --> 01:25:37.940 WLWV Board Room: students unpack the skill of reading, but also skills of comprehension and critical thinking and informational text. 445 01:25:42.780 --> 01:25:48.200 WLWV Board Room: And then what's coming up so just shared with you what June looks like? 446 01:25:48.210 --> 01:25:51.390 WLWV Board Room: what August looks like 447 01:25:51.540 --> 01:26:08.689 WLWV Board Room: and September. But I wanted to just highlight just some areas that are a little further on the horizon and remind our board that there is a place for parent input. in the literacy renewal process. I know there's been input at 448 01:26:08.690 --> 01:26:24.639 WLWV Board Room: board meetings, but within every curriculum renewal process, the State asks that we have parent input. So that will be coming in the fall between October and February will be sure to have those opportunities for parent input. Making sure we have 449 01:26:24.800 --> 01:26:32.909 WLWV Board Room: diverse perspectives, and more parents get to speak and get to share what they're thinking about in terms of curriculum. 450 01:26:35.470 --> 01:27:01.819 WLWV Board Room: And then, of course, the last part of the renewal process is the board approval component, and that's where all of you are curious and invested. And I want to thank those of you who have done some learning walks, getting into classrooms, watching, reading, instruction, watching, reading assessments take place and paying attention to what's happening. So you can stay informed. I want to thank you for doing that. 451 01:27:02.740 --> 01:27:14.630 WLWV Board Room: in the spirit of that last component where School Board members give approval. I just wanted to have some clarification comments. So on the next slide. 452 01:27:16.360 --> 01:27:25.179 WLWV Board Room: just because we've gotten some inquiry about what does it mean when a School Board approves the curriculum, and a few of you 453 01:27:25.210 --> 01:27:34.199 WLWV Board Room: who are leaving the board have lived through some curriculum adoptions. And you kind of seen the ebb and flow, and. 454 01:27:34.350 --> 01:27:53.119 WLWV Board Room: you know, heard the information new. A renewal team was working, and then the adoption came forward, and you got to ask questions and approve. So what will happen is this literacy renewal team will do the same thing. They're going to be busy working. following this timeline, looking at samples of curriculum. 455 01:27:53.150 --> 01:27:59.960 WLWV Board Room: asking good questions, studying the research, sampling the lessons, 456 01:28:00.060 --> 01:28:03.640 WLWV Board Room: diving deep into those materials. 457 01:28:03.680 --> 01:28:09.990 WLWV Board Room: and out of that the renewal team will select, and parents will get to view the different choices. 458 01:28:10.090 --> 01:28:12.040 WLWV Board Room: We'll select a final 459 01:28:12.130 --> 01:28:28.970 WLWV Board Room: set of materials, so one will rise to the top. and they will bring that one curriculum choice to the board. and for those watching at home. What the Board does during that time is they take that recommendation from the literacy renewal team. 460 01:28:29.270 --> 01:28:41.430 WLWV Board Room: And then it's an opportunity for the Board to make an informed adoption decision. And that's typically when we hear questions like. who was on, you know. How? How did the literacy renewal process go? And 461 01:28:41.460 --> 01:28:52.260 WLWV Board Room: are these materials on the adopted list? And do they follow the State standards? And you can see some questions that board members might ask to make an informed decision and to give that approval. 462 01:28:52.820 --> 01:29:07.989 WLWV Board Room: And these are questions we've been putting in front of you ideas around what makes quality materials, what's important for quality instruction and so the community can expect them that the board in March, when they receive that recommendation 463 01:29:08.020 --> 01:29:16.069 WLWV Board Room: will do a thorough job to ask some really important questions of the team when they're standing here presenting that final recommendation. 464 01:29:23.400 --> 01:29:30.920 WLWV Board Room: The last thing I want to share. And I brought this point up at the last board meeting around 465 01:29:31.060 --> 01:29:39.960 WLWV Board Room: Just narrative that's out there at times in the media or stories that circulate, and you as board members. You have 466 01:29:40.150 --> 01:29:45.569 WLWV Board Room: this document. but sometimes there's confusion about 467 01:29:45.620 --> 01:29:47.160 WLWV Board Room: what caused 468 01:29:47.220 --> 01:30:00.779 WLWV Board Room: some of the decline in assessment scores. what is it about the curriculum materials that we need to pay attention to. And I just want to bring this back to the board because it's a document I gave each of you that does show 469 01:30:01.010 --> 01:30:02.409 WLWV Board Room: on the left. 470 01:30:03.440 --> 01:30:18.239 WLWV Board Room: You know. How did how did our third grade assessment scores do before? How were we doing before the pandemic. and you can see the State average there, and where our school district was in comparison to others in the Portland Metro area. 471 01:30:18.720 --> 01:30:21.069 WLWV Board Room: And then the table of the far right 472 01:30:21.110 --> 01:30:35.789 WLWV Board Room: is what occurred, you know, after the pandemic, after some loss of access and opportunities and consistency with instruction, with attendance, with just challenges consistent instruction. the impact that it took 473 01:30:35.830 --> 01:30:41.469 WLWV Board Room: and that occurred not just on our school district, but across the State and really across the nation 474 01:30:41.800 --> 01:30:47.569 WLWV Board Room: language art scores went down math scores went down the naep. Scores went down 475 01:30:47.620 --> 01:30:50.980 high school participation and scores went down 476 01:30:51.540 --> 01:30:53.899 WLWV Board Room: middle school scores went down. 477 01:30:54.430 --> 01:31:02.150 WLWV Board Room: and the correlation really was not about curriculum materials anybody was using across the nation or in those grade levels. 478 01:31:02.210 --> 01:31:08.560 WLWV Board Room: but about instruction and access and opportunity that took a toll during that time. 479 01:31:09.220 --> 01:31:22.749 WLWV Board Room: So I just want to be really clear that the materials that we were using at the time that we continue to use until an adoption occurs are not inferior curriculum materials. 480 01:31:22.860 --> 01:31:29.699 WLWV Board Room: You can see the data shows that other districts using the same materials that we were using. 481 01:31:30.200 --> 01:31:34.149 WLWV Board Room: we're well above the state average, consistently. 482 01:31:34.400 --> 01:31:43.280 WLWV Board Room: and that reading is complicated. It's a complex endeavor. Those of you who have been part of the learning walks have noticed that and commented. 483 01:31:43.580 --> 01:31:50.269 WLWV Board Room: and that skillfully taught core instruction and access and opportunity matter. They make a difference. 484 01:31:51.780 --> 01:32:00.559 WLWV Board Room: We do want to let the Board know we've let our staff know that while we are using the Lucy Caucins units of study materials, currently. 485 01:32:00.570 --> 01:32:11.060 WLWV Board Room: because it's our current materials. And we did before the pandemic along with other districts. that we will not be considering those same materials for the renewal. 486 01:32:11.490 --> 01:32:25.100 WLWV Board Room: because the publishing company and the authors of that have not updated those materials, so they'll likely not be on the adopt the ode list, and they won't be a set of materials will be able to select from. 487 01:32:25.360 --> 01:32:39.129 WLWV Board Room: So we know there's some wonder about that in the community that are. You gonna go through this whole process and still keep what you have. we're not. There's no predetermined idea yet. The literacy team is going to do 488 01:32:39.630 --> 01:32:53.150 WLWV Board Room: thorough work, and they're going to think about what's out there and what's available, and they're going to find something. it won't be what we currently have, but they will find something that our teachers will use, and we'll fulfill 489 01:32:53.310 --> 01:32:56.230 WLWV Board Room: those questions that you saw on the last slide 490 01:32:56.270 --> 01:33:00.740 WLWV Board Room: that our board members will thoroughly ask, and they'll be able to answer. 491 01:33:02.010 --> 01:33:07.260 WLWV Board Room: So that's it. From my literacy update for this month. and thank you so much. 492 01:33:11.570 --> 01:33:18.030 WLWV Board Room: Right? Thank you. And Now, I will entertain a motion for the consent. Agenda. 493 01:33:28.830 --> 01:33:33.200 WLWV Board Room: the consent agenda agenda. Thank you, Director Wyatt. 494 01:33:36.660 --> 01:33:42.200 WLWV Board Room: I second thanks. By sure, Thompson. All right. Motion and second, Miss Douglas, you please call the vote 495 01:33:42.820 --> 01:33:43.990 WLWV Board Room: check just loop. 496 01:33:45.620 --> 01:33:47.710 WLWV Board Room: I Chapter Taylor. 497 01:33:47.780 --> 01:33:52.759 WLWV Board Room: checking. All right. 498 01:33:53.100 --> 01:33:54.690 WLWV Board Room: Thank you. 499 01:33:56.140 --> 01:34:02.510 WLWV Board Room: All right, we are going to move to public comment. I need the footboards. I think 500 01:34:04.290 --> 01:34:06.230 WLWV Board Room: there's no public comment. Okay. 501 01:34:06.620 --> 01:34:20.609 WLWV Board Room: okay, no public comment for something that's on the agenda, from residents on the agent. Okay? So before we move on to getting into the business, should we? How are we doing? Should we take a short break? I need yeah. Short break. Let me turn this off. 502 01:34:21.140 --> 01:34:22.299 WLWV Board Room: Oh, hot, Mike. 503 01:34:23.490 --> 01:34:27.920 WLWV Board Room: okay. all right. I'm going to call a a brief recess. 504 01:34:40.160 --> 01:34:51.760 WLWV Board Room: Yes, this meeting is yeah. Open again, and we will move toward the business office. We have the budget hearing. 505 01:34:52.000 --> 01:35:05.769 WLWV Board Room: And I think. do you? I think I need to open the Budget committee meeting first I think I close, do I close our regular meeting and then open up the budget. Yeah. 506 01:35:06.430 --> 01:35:12.669 WLWV Board Room: Okay, well, that was fun closing this regular meeting of the West Coastal Board of Directors. 507 01:35:12.840 --> 01:35:16.950 WLWV Board Room: and I will open the Budget Committee meeting 508 01:35:18.120 --> 01:35:22.250 WLWV Board Room: our budget, hearing? Yeah, because the Budget Committee already did their work. 509 01:35:22.410 --> 01:35:28.080 WLWV Board Room: And Dr. Hughes, would you like to speak to this at all. yes, please. Yeah. 510 01:35:33.200 --> 01:35:35.109 WLWV Board Room: good evening. 511 01:35:35.390 --> 01:36:00.009 WLWV Board Room: So the back that committee may mid then took place on May 17, when the dictate present to the butcher committee. The proposal butcher for fiscal year 22 is 24. During that time the butcher Committee had the opportunity to review and continue to ask the question to the district and approve the 512 01:36:00.230 --> 01:36:06.860 WLWV Board Room: butcher document office for you. 2324 with the chain in the general fund. 513 01:36:07.510 --> 01:36:12.289 WLWV Board Room: Can you please show the 2, 1, 3, 0 function, please. 514 01:36:15.010 --> 01:36:39.900 WLWV Board Room: So with the chain in the general fund up, as in the addition on 150,000 to function to one to a euro. That's the the health services function. And because at in a hundred 50,000 to did function, it reduce in the estimate and in one balance of the general, one by 150,000. So in here. 515 01:36:40.010 --> 01:36:44.840 WLWV Board Room: and for an appropriate information regarding to function 2, one to 0, 516 01:36:44.860 --> 01:37:08.859 WLWV Board Room: and that is, on a pay €3.3 from the budget document. What they changing up this is has in create a total function from $901,777 to 1,051,000, and $777. 517 01:37:09.350 --> 01:37:20.710 WLWV Board Room: The additional 150,000 was allocated under upchat. Quote 3, 1, 9. That's the the order, interaction on, and professional services. 518 01:37:22.430 --> 01:37:25.320 WLWV Board Room: And I highlight that in yellow 519 01:37:26.110 --> 01:37:27.700 WLWV Board Room: the next one please. 520 01:37:28.390 --> 01:37:51.040 WLWV Board Room: So because the increase of 150,000 in the health services function, it reduce the estimate and infant violent of the general fund. By 150,000. You can see that information change it in the bottom of the butchat at the claims on pay, 3.2 at a butcher document. 521 01:37:52.900 --> 01:38:04.479 WLWV Board Room: So, according to the Oregon Budget law, or S. 294 dot for 5 set. The boss is responsible for adopt in the back chat 522 01:38:04.540 --> 01:38:06.540 WLWV Board Room: make an appropriation. 523 01:38:06.650 --> 01:38:15.050 WLWV Board Room: the clearing, the tax levies and categorizing the tax before the beginning of the new fiscal year. 524 01:38:15.150 --> 01:38:17.750 WLWV Board Room: Would you please show the resolution? 525 01:38:20.120 --> 01:38:33.909 WLWV Board Room: So with that the district present resolution, 2,022, that 20 to the board, and recommend a board to adapt to the but the dictate. But for fiscal year 2224, 526 01:38:37.560 --> 01:38:53.899 WLWV Board Room: all right, very good. And just fyi. We normally would do public comment on the budget. But there was no one signed up to to do that. So that's why we just moved past that. So I think it would be wise to entertain a motion. Right, Miss Douglas, you need something. 527 01:38:55.390 --> 01:39:04.730 Yes, we're still within the budget hearing. So we need to close the budget hearing, and then we open the regular board. No motion within the budget perfect hearing. Okay, thank you. 528 01:39:07.540 --> 01:39:10.720 WLWV Board Room: Alright. It's fair to close that. Yeah. All right. 529 01:39:10.830 --> 01:39:15.889 WLWV Board Room: Budget hearing is closed and regular meeting is open 530 01:39:17.380 --> 01:39:21.200 WLWV Board Room: and I'm ready to entertain a motion. 531 01:39:22.970 --> 01:39:35.339 WLWV Board Room: I move that the Board adopt the 2,023 dash 24 financial best budget for the West Linn Wilsonville School district as presented in resolution 2022, 20 in the overall amount 532 01:39:36.580 --> 01:39:41.490 WLWV Board Room: of 302,598,744. 533 01:39:43.450 --> 01:39:45.020 WLWV Board Room: Right? I second. 534 01:39:45.220 --> 01:39:49.499 WLWV Board Room: thank you. I have the motion in a second. And is there is discussion 535 01:40:07.020 --> 01:40:16.380 WLWV Board Room: all right? I think that's a no and I'll just say we had a good Budget committee meeting, and we had lots of great questions. And 536 01:40:16.490 --> 01:40:24.590 WLWV Board Room: the the work is solid, and I think we had had our discussion. So I feel ready to take a vote, I think. Looks like my colleagues are as well. 537 01:40:25.570 --> 01:40:26.740 WLWV Board Room: Director, slip 538 01:40:27.280 --> 01:40:29.280 WLWV Board Room: I to Taylor. 539 01:40:29.710 --> 01:40:34.910 WLWV Board Room: checking all right bye to check Thompson, Hi and Director Wyatt. 540 01:40:35.720 --> 01:40:37.130 WLWV Board Room: Okay, thank you. 541 01:40:41.910 --> 01:40:55.190 WLWV Board Room: Alright, thank you. And we are moving on. Is there a financial report next? Okay, great. Thank you. Go ahead. Thank you so much for adopting the budget for us? Well, it's good year 20 to 24. so 542 01:40:55.200 --> 01:41:07.569 WLWV Board Room: in front of us. It a financial report for general one as May thirty-first of 2,023 on April third, during the 543 01:41:07.590 --> 01:41:25.480 WLWV Board Room: of the reported to the Board at the estimate end in Fun ball, and for the gender own one was projected to be several healthy for 1 million and this not office also you. This estimate ending from Bal, and at the 544 01:41:25.570 --> 01:41:45.550 WLWV Board Room: and for the proposed posture for fiscal year 20 to 24. This month, as of May 34, the estimate general, on ending from Balen for the fiscal year 20 to 23 is projected to be 32.4 million. 545 01:41:45.590 --> 01:41:52.920 WLWV Board Room: and that is about 2.2 million higher than last time report 546 01:41:52.950 --> 01:42:22.569 WLWV Board Room: the main reason that cost the increase in the estimate ending from violent from the last. The report compared to this group force is due to the less cost in salary and benefits, actually shave with salary, because that we get them close to the year in the business office feel very safe to be able to close out of the vacant position. And that, give us the opportunity to do the 547 01:42:22.710 --> 01:42:26.799 WLWV Board Room: closer estimate for the ending from dialing. So 548 01:42:26.890 --> 01:42:29.210 WLWV Board Room: this and from balance 549 01:42:29.240 --> 01:42:35.080 WLWV Board Room: making we don't have the final number until the audit conflict. 550 01:42:37.520 --> 01:42:41.510 WLWV Board Room: So this is for your information only no action nicked it. 551 01:42:46.500 --> 01:42:47.580 WLWV Board Room: All right. 552 01:42:50.670 --> 01:43:02.540 WLWV Board Room: That concludes our business office, and we can move on to department of operations. Mr. Pat, myself. Come on up, then tell us about the long range planning 553 01:43:02.640 --> 01:43:04.730 WLWV Board Room: committee openings, please. 554 01:43:05.830 --> 01:43:08.900 WLWV Board Room: I'd be happy to tell you about the long range planning committee. 555 01:43:09.250 --> 01:43:12.869 WLWV Board Room: I believe you have a memo in front of you. 556 01:43:12.900 --> 01:43:14.860 WLWV Board Room: announcing the 557 01:43:14.900 --> 01:43:26.850 WLWV Board Room: long range planning committee vacancies that will occur as of July 1, 2,023 positions number one and Number 7 will be open on the committee 558 01:43:27.580 --> 01:43:39.389 WLWV Board Room: staff is recommending that the Board announced these 2 3 year openings. Advertise the positions, receive the applications of interested of interest 559 01:43:39.440 --> 01:43:48.260 WLWV Board Room: and appoint new members in the Upcoming Board meeting. Current members whose positions are expiring may real collect. 560 01:43:48.570 --> 01:43:56.439 WLWV Board Room: These committee members also serve as the Bond Oversight Committee members. So they have 2 very important roles 561 01:43:56.460 --> 01:44:01.199 WLWV Board Room: on this committee. and there is a proposed motion. 562 01:44:04.490 --> 01:44:18.840 WLWV Board Room: Very good, thank you. Do we have a motion. I will move the port to clear positions one and 7 open on the long range planning committee as the July first, 2,023. I'll second. 563 01:44:23.970 --> 01:44:30.710 WLWV Board Room: Has there been any recommendations that have come in? Or is that process not start until okay? 564 01:44:32.990 --> 01:44:34.560 WLWV Board Room: Oh, as of July first 565 01:44:36.210 --> 01:44:39.399 WLWV Board Room: director slip, are you wanting to say something 566 01:44:39.430 --> 01:44:42.150 WLWV Board Room: or holding it for the vote. Okay. 567 01:44:42.160 --> 01:44:43.829 WLWV Board Room: all right. I think we're ready to vote. 568 01:44:45.430 --> 01:44:46.650 WLWV Board Room: Check your slope. 569 01:44:47.360 --> 01:44:54.950 WLWV Board Room: Hi, Dr. Taylor, checking alright, bye, thank you. 570 01:44:55.450 --> 01:45:07.769 WLWV Board Room: And as I just mentioned, the long-range planning committee serves as our bond oversight. So with that, I'd like to bring introduce remote Douglas and him. 571 01:45:07.940 --> 01:45:12.000 WLWV Board Room: Yup. 572 01:45:12.310 --> 01:45:15.459 WLWV Board Room: thank you, Pat, Hi, Hi Kim 573 01:45:16.020 --> 01:45:45.090 WLWV Board Room: If you don't mind, I would just say, since we have the openings last time we did the openings. You added some language around. More specificity about the position, and our newer members have higher attendance. I don't know if that's the direct correlation I'm assuming it is so. Thank you for doing that. And hopefully, the next people, you know continue that on because it's important work. But you can't do it if you're not there. So 574 01:45:45.160 --> 01:45:54.739 WLWV Board Room: thank you for doing that. The bond oversight I'm doing was from our meeting on April nineteenth, and it is for quarter 1, 2,023 575 01:45:55.090 --> 01:46:17.389 WLWV Board Room: remote always likes to remind us that our meetings about the fluctuations in the financials. So we'll see wild fluctuations as projects start to close and they finish under budget. And especially this time. It's been a very exciting bond process because of Covid and all our shortages and all that. So 576 01:46:17.580 --> 01:46:25.760 WLWV Board Room: it's fun to be here today with only good news. So yay for that. So the 577 01:46:25.820 --> 01:46:40.299 WLWV Board Room: investments that were made because of the bonds resulted in overages. because of interest earnings. And so that, combined with the 6 million that I reported from last time, creates a 578 01:46:40.540 --> 01:46:48.449 WLWV Board Room: balanced budget. So we're able to do all the projects and do them in a way that 579 01:46:48.500 --> 01:47:02.809 WLWV Board Room: makes them consistent with this other buildings that we've done. We're not having to do anything, you know. take away some of the optional things we're able to do a really nice, beautiful set of schools 580 01:47:03.050 --> 01:47:20.579 WLWV Board Room: and construction. So that's super exciting. we also were able to. We have a commitment once we sell the bonds to use 85 of the money within the first 36 months, and we're able to do that as well. So there's a lot of success on the financial management side of of the phones. 581 01:47:20.740 --> 01:47:27.250 WLWV Board Room: And then, because of that balanced budget, I think you might recall. But I had mentioned 582 01:47:27.290 --> 01:47:48.419 WLWV Board Room: but some of the facility improvements we had kind of scaled back and said, You know this is a nice to have now not urgent. But now that we have that extra interest that we've earned. We can put some of those things back in the plan which is wonderful. So not only are we getting these beautiful buildings, but we're able to maintain the the ones we already have. So 583 01:47:48.550 --> 01:47:55.780 I don't want to take too long, but I just want to touch on our 3 main projects, because next time we meet 584 01:47:55.800 --> 01:47:58.030 WLWV Board Room: as a committee will be July. 585 01:47:58.770 --> 01:48:25.030 WLWV Board Room: and hopefully, we'll be weeks away from opening 3 major facilities. So that is super exciting and nerve racking. So I just want to go through each one really quick and and say, where we're at, and hopefully we will see each other at the big ribbon cutting of of some of those new schools, and new structures. So at Wilsonville High School, 586 01:48:25.030 --> 01:48:43.579 WLWV Board Room: it was. We were hoping that It would be closer to spring break when it was opening. But that is not the case, but we'll definitely be open by the end of this school year, and up and running for the fall. And there's a couple of pictures. Kurt, do you have the 587 01:48:43.590 --> 01:48:45.060 WLWV Board Room: bond report. 588 01:48:48.930 --> 01:49:17.840 WLWV Board Room: Okay, that's okay. It's in the packet, anyway. There's a couple of pictures updated pictures of the Wilsonville High School, and then what we're looking at here is, some of the ideas for frog ponds. So these are what we saw at our meeting. And obviously it's not going to look exactly like this. but this these are the the ideas. You know. The tree won't be quite as big when we first get started. But It's a nice 589 01:49:17.840 --> 01:49:33.550 WLWV Board Room: low one story school and I just love like the the idea around the stone and the wood, and and some of our newer schools kind of blend in like that sons out how it really blends into its environment. 590 01:49:33.550 --> 01:49:54.380 WLWV Board Room: so this is gonna be a really beautiful school. And one of the things that Some people are excited about, kids included is not only will the basketball be courts be covered, but also some other areas where picnic benches and non basketball players can stay out of the rain at recess as well. So that's kind of fun. 591 01:49:54.380 --> 01:50:10.269 WLWV Board Room: beautiful library, just like most of our schools have a beautiful library in this one. There'll be a maker space. So the area in the back with the green walls yeah, behind in there is where there'll be a maker space at a primary school which will be really fun. 592 01:50:10.450 --> 01:50:20.419 WLWV Board Room: and that I'm excited to see as well. And I think there's, yeah. This is the other part of the library, and just kind of showing the common areas. 593 01:50:21.180 --> 01:50:33.060 WLWV Board Room: And is there one more? Oh, yeah, so this is just the drawing. So I like this one because it's helpful to Orient. So this, the main street is on the bottom. 594 01:50:34.070 --> 01:50:34.760 WLWV Board Room: Yeah. 595 01:50:35.120 --> 01:50:57.989 WLWV Board Room: right? Am I oriented? Right? Yeah. And then up in the right hand corner will be where? we will share that space with a city of Wilsonville, and there'll be a park there, so it'll be adjacent to the school. and the where the cursor is. Those are all going to be the buildings, and then the kind of 596 01:50:58.040 --> 01:51:25.849 WLWV Board Room: lily pad looking area at the top is going to be the play structure. and it's not called frog planned officially yet, but that's what we all call it. So it's kind of some fun play on, maybe frog, pond, or or whatever it ends up getting named. But really beautiful school, with the kind of that swale and the greenery, and, you know, adjacent to the park. Yet in a neighborhood that serves 597 01:51:25.960 --> 01:51:31.839 WLWV Board Room: the kids that live there, you know, walkability and all the things that we love about our neighborhood schools. So 598 01:51:32.320 --> 01:51:49.209 WLWV Board Room: I'm I'm super excited about that project. And then there's just one more, which is the Dollar Street school, and if you've driven along there, things are happening, and it's there's some really beautiful stone work that's gone up on this side. 599 01:51:49.890 --> 01:52:09.710 WLWV Board Room: right now, the projection is July. So it started as doing so. Now this is so there's gonna be a lot of district staff moving boxes, and so all hands on deck. But we've proven in this district that we can get it done in the short timeframe the movers are hired, and 600 01:52:09.710 --> 01:52:30.430 WLWV Board Room: I also heard that the library at the is closed, and they're packing up their books and getting ready to go somewhere, so so we should be all good. but that schools just coming along beautifully. So. There's a lot of road construction that will happen and needs to happen. I live in that neighborhood so a little less excited about that part. But it'll it'll be good when it's all done so. 601 01:52:30.450 --> 01:52:34.160 WLWV Board Room: Yeah, short and suite today, if you have any questions I'm happy to answer. 602 01:52:37.360 --> 01:53:01.240 WLWV Board Room: Thank you so much. Kim. I do have a question where you about to go. Okay, I just want to say, Thank you. This is the last time I get to do it publicly, but especially for those of you who, listening online, and that don't know. Kim is a volunteer. I know from all of the information that she's just shared with you. It sounds like she could work for the district. She does not. she's a volunteer. 603 01:53:01.340 --> 01:53:25.230 WLWV Board Room: and so I just want to again want to highlight All of the years that you have given, and all of the time that you give And you treat this just you know your volunteer work just like it is a job, and I'm I'm grateful that we also have you employed in our schools. so anyway, I just want to say Thank you. And just for the cheerfulness with which you do this, the willingness to get involved, and 604 01:53:25.450 --> 01:53:35.680 WLWV Board Room: for the high standard you've been on the long-range planning committee the longest, I believe. How many years have you 6 years for those of you who did not hear that? And 605 01:53:35.710 --> 01:53:37.610 WLWV Board Room: I believe that your 606 01:53:38.010 --> 01:53:50.360 WLWV Board Room: committeeship set the bar for everybody else to kinda you. You're the reason that the committee now each you know each committee member adopts a project, and 607 01:53:50.410 --> 01:53:55.870 WLWV Board Room: you know that there are higher standards on that committee. So thank you. 608 01:53:58.920 --> 01:54:03.070 WLWV Board Room: Yeah. Okay. What? You said. No, no, I have a question for you. 609 01:54:03.090 --> 01:54:14.859 WLWV Board Room: Well, first, it's an acknowledgment. Thank you for the feedback about how we added the language. And also I think you chain. Didn't Riemo? Did you change how the meetings or pat you changed how the meetings were done right? So the meetings were on site. 610 01:54:14.880 --> 01:54:27.370 WLWV Board Room: I think that probably had something to do with it as well. There's a little more ownership, I think, because of that, like the project adoptions, but also seeing it in person makes such a big difference. And you can actually 611 01:54:27.980 --> 01:54:52.320 WLWV Board Room: feel like the the personal investment as well. So that's probably it's a good idea. I'm just my question for you. If you know, the answer is that I I get very excited when you say we get to maintain other facilities, I mean building facilities is a beautiful and dramatic event, but maintaining them is crucial. So my question is, what maintenance events did we add to the docket? 612 01:54:52.320 --> 01:55:17.309 WLWV Board Room: I'm not sure if it's in this, but there's quite a lengthy list, but we've closed out so many of them now. It should be on the last page of your board. Report. but some of them in particular, were the security upgrades, and that's as you know, near and dear to my heart. but also some h back staff putting on a new roof on one of the schools. 613 01:55:17.310 --> 01:55:25.870 WLWV Board Room: those those types of projects keeping them up to date. but I think the security thing would be considered the largest one in the facility improvements. 614 01:55:26.150 --> 01:55:31.709 WLWV Board Room: Yeah, that's the largest work that's going to be happening outside those major projects this summer. 615 01:55:31.920 --> 01:55:42.799 WLWV Board Room: there are a number of other small projects. And over the course of this summer. We're going to be picking out which ones will be happening in summer of 24 and launching those designs this fall. 616 01:55:43.200 --> 01:55:45.700 WLWV Board Room: but I don't. I don't have the list on me at the moment. 617 01:55:47.840 --> 01:55:49.960 WLWV Board Room: That's it. That's why I have to anyone else. 618 01:55:50.980 --> 01:55:53.070 WLWV Board Room: Okay, thank you. Good. Thank you, Kim? 619 01:55:54.240 --> 01:56:15.610 WLWV Board Room: Yeah, just a brief note. we are very excited about the progress of Dollar Street. We are confident in moving in there smoothly this summer. It will be a big deal a large logistical challenge. But we have the right folks on that project. The contractor began painting inside last week. much of the sighting and exterior is in place. 620 01:56:15.610 --> 01:56:44.919 WLWV Board Room: and we're actually doing a tour with the 80 creek staff tomorrow afternoon after school. and they have been working diligently and packing their existing spaces. And so we're looking forward to an exciting time tomorrow afternoon to get to show them where they're going to be, and really, make that strong push for getting packed up and finishing the last year at the Morland Road campus strong and then moving into the summer, and a an exciting fall with the new school, and of course. 621 01:56:44.920 --> 01:56:55.019 WLWV Board Room: Riverside, as soon as we move all those folks out, and the 3 days after students leave we move into to finishing the Riverside project and getting that team moved in. So 622 01:56:55.120 --> 01:57:01.279 WLWV Board Room: it'll be an exciting summer. but we're ready for it. We've planned the work. And now it's just working the plan. 623 01:57:01.760 --> 01:57:02.480 WLWV Board Room: Thank you. 624 01:57:04.500 --> 01:57:17.099 WLWV Board Room: I believe in you. I attended an event in the new Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, so I don't know if you knew that, Kim. But there we are. There was an event in there it was. It was lovely. So well done. 625 01:57:17.970 --> 01:57:20.419 WLWV Board Room: Okay, I think I think we're moving on 626 01:57:21.290 --> 01:57:22.750 WLWV Board Room: 2, 627 01:57:23.980 --> 01:57:28.380 WLWV Board Room: Dr. Spencer. I am in a couple of board policies for us. 628 01:57:38.730 --> 01:57:56.219 WLWV Board Room: Thank you so much. And let me just add, on behalf of all of my colleagues. the deep thanks, Director King and Director Thompson for your service, for the very human way you've approached this work. How you stayed centered on students. 629 01:57:56.220 --> 01:58:09.130 WLWV Board Room: throughout, how you've been champions for families and staff, and we just are so proud in times where I'll just say one little thing. Sorry I have the mic. I went to an event that was not 630 01:58:09.130 --> 01:58:26.200 WLWV Board Room: run by the school district. But the 2 of you together worked with the Oregon Humanities project about. How do we listen and come together as community. And it was a really meaningful event. And it's an example of the way that you've led. Thank you so much for that. 631 01:58:27.310 --> 01:58:29.910 WLWV Board Room: So what I'm bringing to you tonight are a few 632 01:58:30.840 --> 01:58:43.349 WLWV Board Room: small changes that are actually pretty important to 2 policies that have to do with personal electronic devices for both staff and for students. And you have 633 01:58:43.350 --> 01:59:01.369 WLWV Board Room: memos that we've written about them. I just would summarize by saying, lot has changed, as you said, from 2,016 in some of the ways that folks communicate, and it was time for us to update these policies. And we believe these updates allow us to encourage more effective 634 01:59:01.450 --> 01:59:09.110 WLWV Board Room: and more safe communication and to support students being able to be more present in learning environments. 635 01:59:09.220 --> 01:59:28.659 WLWV Board Room: And even though policies are sort of at this level, these changes in the policy will allow us to at the school or building level to make some additional changes that might just help us do an even better job around helping make sure students are present in the learning environments. 636 01:59:31.110 --> 01:59:39.229 WLWV Board Room: one thing I did not include in my memo because it wasn't done at that time, but I can assure you now is that our 637 01:59:39.320 --> 01:59:45.500 WLWV Board Room: council, our attorneys from Miller Nash reviewed these changes, and we're fully in support of them. 638 01:59:47.180 --> 01:59:57.940 WLWV Board Room: All right. Very good. And there are 2 different policies that we're looking at, and so I I assume we'll be talking them tackling them one at a time. So we'll start with Gcab. 639 01:59:58.640 --> 02:00:05.580 WLWV Board Room: it's basically a one word change. 640 02:00:06.460 --> 02:00:09.479 But it's a it's a big one. 641 02:00:09.630 --> 02:00:19.560 WLWV Board Room: right now, as a as more and more people, including students and families, use text as their primary communication. 642 02:00:19.570 --> 02:00:45.540 WLWV Board Room: we had found a staff who want to communicate effectively end up needing to also use text. And we in the past haven't had a great tool that we could provide to them so that they could do that texting while protecting maybe their own privacy. And as a district that we're being able to ensure that appropriate communication is happening. And so we through 643 02:00:45.750 --> 02:01:02.800 WLWV Board Room: Andrew Kilstrom and Curtis, Nelson and Khan Jong are rolling out some new tools that will allow us to say, Hey, Staff, if you want to text with students or families you're welcome to. But please use the tool that we're providing for you for that moving forward. 644 02:01:03.570 --> 02:01:08.019 WLWV Board Room: Yep, all right? Do we get a motion? A second. 645 02:01:10.490 --> 02:01:19.699 WLWV Board Room: we approve policy. Gc, AV, personal electronic devices and electronic communications per staff. 646 02:01:20.780 --> 02:01:21.820 WLWV Board Room: I, second. 647 02:01:22.980 --> 02:01:26.439 WLWV Board Room: okay, thank you. And is there further discussion. 648 02:01:27.550 --> 02:01:32.030 WLWV Board Room: is it? yes, just one question from 649 02:01:33.990 --> 02:01:37.899 WLWV Board Room: is it? Is this a is it? Is this fully monitorable 650 02:01:38.140 --> 02:01:41.869 WLWV Board Room: with the systems that you're using that. If you have correspondence between 651 02:01:41.940 --> 02:01:48.819 WLWV Board Room: a staff member and a student, the district can then go back in and see the full. Okay, and if 652 02:01:49.100 --> 02:01:50.430 WLWV Board Room: and there must be 653 02:01:51.720 --> 02:01:55.220 WLWV Board Room: a clear. I guess, penalty 654 02:01:55.290 --> 02:02:01.330 WLWV Board Room: if there is communications that happen with students outside of that tool. 655 02:02:01.910 --> 02:02:13.650 WLWV Board Room: Well, by changing the word in this policy from should use district provided to must use district, provided that will allow us to hold some accountability for staff. With that 656 02:02:16.660 --> 02:02:25.200 WLWV Board Room: I have one question, what it. So can you explain what the tool is? Is it like? Do they each get their own work phone? Or how does that? 657 02:02:26.140 --> 02:02:48.170 WLWV Board Room: I'm looking for Andrew? we are adopting a new tool. The name of the tool, I can tell you, is called Parent Square. It has a number of different levels of capability around communication in it. And one of the parts of it is it allows a texting capability. I don't believe you need to use a separate 658 02:02:48.170 --> 02:03:00.510 WLWV Board Room: phone. But you, it's more like an app that you communicate through that it could go to that students or families phone. But it's recorded in the app and the district would be able to monitor that if we needed to. 659 02:03:01.630 --> 02:03:07.629 WLWV Board Room: Single phone number doesn't show up. Correct, correct, Andrew, would you want to add anything to that 660 02:03:10.450 --> 02:03:15.020 WLWV Board Room: I can add something if you'd like was the question about 661 02:03:15.050 --> 02:03:38.329 WLWV Board Room: they just were curious about this tool we're providing that we're now saying Staff must use if they choose to. have text types communication. Yes. So coming soon this week. Actually, you'll hear more information about this. But what it is really is a tool for staff, specifically at the at the high school level to connect with our students directly, electronically. 662 02:03:38.330 --> 02:03:53.459 WLWV Board Room: as I'm sure Jennifer was sharing. it happens in a very safe place. in a system that archives, conversations and will be really helpful in emergency situations. for staff to just share general updates about 663 02:03:53.470 --> 02:03:55.110 WLWV Board Room: class 664 02:03:55.290 --> 02:03:58.900 WLWV Board Room: and really engage families and parents. So we're pretty excited about it. 665 02:03:59.200 --> 02:04:24.619 WLWV Board Room: One of the things that's been really important with Maria Horton's work at the Family Empowerment Center is how clear it is that many families really, text is the only form of communication that many of them are responding to. So us, continuing to send things only through email is not reaching all of our families. So it we're really grateful that Kurt, con Andrew all work together to 666 02:04:24.640 --> 02:04:32.159 WLWV Board Room: and get us a new tool that's going to work well where we can meet people where they are in terms of communication. 667 02:04:32.830 --> 02:04:53.309 WLWV Board Room: families to to select how they receive information. to Jennifer's point. So if their family would prefer those text message updates, they they can select that method of delivery they can select when and how they receive information. and then I think the feature we're probably most excited about is, it will automatically translate any information we send to the preferred language of the family. 668 02:04:53.340 --> 02:05:03.450 WLWV Board Room: and then they can actually 2 way communicate back and and translate back to English so that we can electronically connect with all of our families, regardless of language that way. 669 02:05:05.170 --> 02:05:18.809 WLWV Board Room: That's exciting. And one more question. So will our staff be able to access that whether or not they're at home or in the school building, they can act up perfect. 670 02:05:26.550 --> 02:05:31.809 WLWV Board Room: How many years to we're approving AI to do all the communicating with families. 671 02:05:32.670 --> 02:05:37.990 WLWV Board Room: All right. So we have a motion in a second. We've had some discussion. I think we're ready to call a vote 672 02:05:40.480 --> 02:05:41.799 WLWV Board Room: director, Wyatt. 673 02:05:43.700 --> 02:05:57.209 WLWV Board Room: Vice Chair Thompson. Hi. Checking. All right, Jack, to Taylor. I thank you. All right, very good, and we can move on to policy. J. F. C. E. B. 674 02:05:57.350 --> 02:06:01.939 WLWV Board Room: Did you want to speak to this one independently, or 675 02:06:02.110 --> 02:06:05.820 WLWV Board Room: we get a motion in a second and have discussion? Yeah. 676 02:06:08.630 --> 02:06:15.340 WLWV Board Room: I I will move that we approve policy. Jf. C. E. B. As presented. 677 02:06:16.950 --> 02:06:22.700 WLWV Board Room: I second alright. Very good. Just some discussion. Now. 678 02:06:28.560 --> 02:06:38.770 WLWV Board Room: I did have a question about in paragraph 4. And so it says, I think the second sentence down 679 02:06:39.060 --> 02:06:57.419 WLWV Board Room: devices which have the capability to take photographs or record video or audio shall not be used for such purposes while on district property, or while a student is engaged in district sponsored activities, unless unless it's expressly authorized in advance by the principal or designate. So does that mean students like. 680 02:06:58.030 --> 02:07:03.840 WLWV Board Room: or who are at a football game or at a basketball game or a volleyball game? They can't take pictures 681 02:07:04.270 --> 02:07:12.229 WLWV Board Room: on their phones without principal. Yeah, I just wanted that explained a little bit. 682 02:07:12.540 --> 02:07:19.199 WLWV Board Room: Yeah, thank you. So that's our current language. So that's what our current policy says. And 683 02:07:19.300 --> 02:07:38.920 WLWV Board Room: I think that the designee part is a pretty broad application that we, whether we formally stated it it's culturally been accepted that as designees we're allowing in football, you know, games or events that we have pretty openly been 684 02:07:38.980 --> 02:07:44.719 WLWV Board Room: open to people taking photographs. whereas in a classroom setting 685 02:07:44.960 --> 02:07:50.109 WLWV Board Room: when someone's giving a presentation. there should be explicit 686 02:07:50.830 --> 02:08:05.850 WLWV Board Room: permission, provided we have had some situations where students don't want their photograph taken, and another student has taken it. And this kind of law language allows us to work through that situation with that student. 687 02:08:10.250 --> 02:08:12.890 WLWV Board Room: So just making sure. I understand. 688 02:08:12.940 --> 02:08:20.320 WLWV Board Room: So really, what this is saying is is that electronic devices away, away, away on their person. 689 02:08:20.610 --> 02:08:24.120 WLWV Board Room: What does it? What are we saying, Away 690 02:08:24.330 --> 02:08:46.889 WLWV Board Room: for during instructional class time, so at the board level, we're going to say away, and then we will leave it to the buildings to figure out what a way means to them. And we are right. Now I'm engaged in some conversation with teachers, with some different student groups which has been fascinating as they have some differing opinions about 691 02:08:46.890 --> 02:09:02.319 WLWV Board Room: what cell phone use in class should look like And we're we're gathering a lot of information. but it it's it's time for us to work hard to allow kids to know that 692 02:09:02.320 --> 02:09:12.940 WLWV Board Room: at middle school. It's already off and away. All day they've been following that for years. at high school, with just coming back from the pandemic. It was a lot of you know. 693 02:09:13.060 --> 02:09:16.860 WLWV Board Room: a lot of use. And we're trying to think about, how can 694 02:09:17.010 --> 02:09:35.790 WLWV Board Room: an update in this policy allow us to make an appropriate high school level kind of next gradual release of away during class time. not away all day at high school level. Welcome to check messages between classes at lunch. but during class time 695 02:09:35.930 --> 02:09:38.329 WLWV Board Room: our teachers are asking us 696 02:09:38.410 --> 02:09:59.059 WLWV Board Room: to have a more consistent approach to that. So that's what we're gonna be working on, helping everyone understand the why and working on that moving forward. But we want with this policy for it to be clear enough, but also at a high enough level, that the principals can work out the logistics of what that away means. 697 02:09:59.290 --> 02:10:15.519 WLWV Board Room: Well, as Someone who had the privilege of teaching back in the nineties when there weren't cell phones. I'm a hundred for this because I have often thought of our teachers these days having to compete against that cell phone. So 698 02:10:16.190 --> 02:10:17.890 WLWV Board Room: all I have to say 699 02:10:20.260 --> 02:10:24.000 WLWV Board Room: we're just waiting to vote. Are you about to say something? 700 02:10:24.100 --> 02:10:30.200 WLWV Board Room: no, I'm just waiting for. 701 02:10:30.390 --> 02:10:38.209 WLWV Board Room: I thank you for doing that work. Thank you to all the educators and building and administrators for doing that work of taking on 702 02:10:38.520 --> 02:10:59.239 WLWV Board Room: Instagram, Google, Youtube, Twitter apple. And you know all that. All of that taking on Meta, and everything like that is a worthy battle. So I support policies that make it easier for our educators to bring to get rid of the devices during class time. 703 02:10:59.870 --> 02:11:01.659 WLWV Board Room: so I'll be voting in favor. 704 02:11:03.640 --> 02:11:05.510 WLWV Board Room: Right? I think we're ready to vote. 705 02:11:07.300 --> 02:11:11.290 WLWV Board Room: Director Wyatt 706 02:11:11.420 --> 02:11:12.990 WLWV Board Room: checking by. 707 02:11:14.140 --> 02:11:17.819 WLWV Board Room: I'm sorry it's the last time that they're going to vote on anything. 708 02:11:20.320 --> 02:11:23.349 WLWV Board Room: Director, slip. I thank you 709 02:11:28.280 --> 02:11:29.710 WLWV Board Room: very good. 710 02:11:30.210 --> 02:11:38.029 WLWV Board Room: you so much, and we will move on to the public comment portion. And this is from residents 711 02:11:38.560 --> 02:11:44.829 WLWV Board Room: speaking to an item that is not on the agenda. We have 2 folks signed up, so we'll start with Leslie Johnson. 712 02:11:56.830 --> 02:12:15.059 WLWV Board Room: My name is Leslie Jensen, and I'm a resident of Wilsonville. Thank you for the opportunity to speak tonight. I would also like to thank Director King and Director Thompson for your years of service to the School Board. Your kind smiles, open mindedness, and dedication to the stewardship of the school district has been greatly appreciated. 713 02:12:15.520 --> 02:12:28.470 WLWV Board Room: Last week Governor Kotech, through executive order number 2,312, set in motion and effort to raise the bar for how organ colleges of education must prepare for future elementary teachers to help students learn to read 714 02:12:28.550 --> 02:12:38.540 WLWV Board Room: her order creates a 20 member member panel charged with recommending new standards for elementary preparation by December, so that the Legislature can enact on them. 715 02:12:38.540 --> 02:12:59.189 WLWV Board Room: Early in 2024 the Governor's determined move to retool the way public and private colleges must equip future teachers with science. Backed strategies comes after reports that, despite decades of evidence based research, many organ teacher colleges still lean on outdated or disproven methods that leave many children flailing. 716 02:12:59.320 --> 02:13:05.170 WLWV Board Room: The new 20 Member Literacy Council will be tasked with crafting. 4 key recommendations. 717 02:13:05.190 --> 02:13:09.270 which is label which are just explained in the handout I gave 718 02:13:09.290 --> 02:13:22.109 WLWV Board Room: what has been missing most Oregon State College and university teacher preparation programs is the why around how our brains learn to read along with what strategies to use in the classroom, to optimally teach all students. 719 02:13:22.110 --> 02:13:41.439 WLWV Board Room: Eastern Oregon University has restructured its program to use science back strategies, dropping outdated whole language or bounce literacy methods that include teaching students to guess at words using context clues. Eastern Oregon University gives our State an example of what other Oregon colleges teacher preparation programs can strive for. 720 02:13:41.680 --> 02:14:05.769 WLWV Board Room: What does this mean for the West Linn Wilsonville School district? We have the opportunity, our upcoming school year with the adoption of a new Ela curriculum to champion this much needed change. Well, we support our amazing hard working teachers and administrators that we have, with appropriate professional development to learn about this rich body of scientific knowledge around best practices relevant to teach all learners. 721 02:14:05.910 --> 02:14:25.250 WLWV Board Room: Many current students throughout Oregon will benefit from the changes that this new Executive Order 2,312, and House Bill 3,198. The Emergency Literacy Initiative will bring. Is our district wise enough at this time to lean in and look towards the overwhelming amount of reviewed evidence-based research 722 02:14:25.250 --> 02:14:39.530 WLWV Board Room: evidence which differs from the constructivist view of thinking which led to the whole language and balance literacy, amendment and teach systematic and explicit word recommendations, word recognition skills along with language, comprehension, and teaching 723 02:14:39.860 --> 02:14:56.090 WLWV Board Room: all students in the West Linn. Wilson build school district, not just the 68% indicated proficient on a 2,002, 2,018 or 2,018 slide shown tonight deserve nothing less than embracing this 724 02:14:56.210 --> 02:15:01.280 WLWV Board Room: progression of how to teach literacy. Thank you. 725 02:15:06.050 --> 02:15:08.130 WLWV Board Room: And, Becca, are you here? 726 02:15:08.560 --> 02:15:10.220 WLWV Board Room: There you are. Hi! Come on up. 727 02:15:19.210 --> 02:15:23.430 WLWV Board Room: I think you both an email. But I just want to say, Thank you for your service before I start. 728 02:15:25.330 --> 02:15:34.569 WLWV Board Room: My name is Becca Pascus. I have 3 kids in the district. This is the time of year that parents are receiving the results of the Ames Web dyslexia screener. 729 02:15:34.600 --> 02:15:43.820 WLWV Board Room: The screener is required by State law for all kindergarten students. My twin boys were in the very first class that was required to be screened 5 years ago 730 02:15:44.160 --> 02:15:53.639 WLWV Board Room: the Aims web result we received, for both boys said their early literacy composite was well below average. Their risk level was high. 731 02:15:53.650 --> 02:16:01.049 WLWV Board Room: Both reports stated student would benefit from intensive intervention. Both of my boys were in the red. 732 02:16:01.460 --> 02:16:12.029 WLWV Board Room: I also received a letter with each assessment, describing next steps. According to the letters. Only one of my boys was to receive more intensive instruction in the classroom. 733 02:16:12.120 --> 02:16:25.110 WLWV Board Room: The letter did not describe what the intervention was, how much would be given, or how progress would be tracked. The responsibility to design and provide the intervention seemed to be entirely on the shoulders of the first grade teacher. 734 02:16:25.150 --> 02:16:29.450 and since my kids are in the dual language program, it was all in Spanish. 735 02:16:29.990 --> 02:16:44.009 WLWV Board Room: Given the limited response we are seeing we were seeing at the school. We did not want to leave anything to chance. We sought out private tutoring, and both boys have received 2 h of structured literacy tutoring every week since the beginning of first grade 736 02:16:44.480 --> 02:16:50.910 WLWV Board Room: the tutors started off by helping them build a strong foundation with their letters and sounds, and then moved into phonics. 737 02:16:50.930 --> 02:17:00.959 WLWV Board Room: The tutor used decodable books. My boys started reading, and they continue to improve. I could not be prouder of their perseverance and their hard work. 738 02:17:01.719 --> 02:17:10.529 WLWV Board Room: We now know that both boys have dyslexia. One of my sons, after watching the right to read film, recently, shared something very powerful with me. 739 02:17:10.719 --> 02:17:19.889 WLWV Board Room: he said, when I was in first grade. I was really frustrated. My friends were reading chapter books, and I couldn't even read a sentence. 740 02:17:19.940 --> 02:17:37.530 WLWV Board Room: I felt like I was running a race, and my legs were cut off, everyone else had the advantage. My question for you is this. why, when we have the data that shows a clear need, should we let any child feel this way for even 1 s longer than we have to? 741 02:17:37.870 --> 02:17:44.900 WLWV Board Room: Why should kids like mine, whose parents can afford private tutoring be the only ones who benefit from structured literacy 742 02:17:45.360 --> 02:17:59.760 WLWV Board Room: structure. Literacy works, and you don't have to take my word for it, the State of Mississippi, as the handouts show you, has used structure, literacy, and an aggressive data driven approach to drastically improve reading rates across all demographics. 743 02:17:59.850 --> 02:18:19.069 WLWV Board Room: The New York City schools, the largest district in the country recently decided to abandon balance literacy, and require curriculum that is anchored in the science of reading. Here in Oregon our governor is driving change with the focus on the science and reading, and our State legislature is poised to approve substantial new funding. To back this up. 744 02:18:19.770 --> 02:18:28.769 My kids have had fantastic teachers that have done everything in their power to serve their needs. But our teachers need more effective curriculum training and support. 745 02:18:28.889 --> 02:18:40.010 WLWV Board Room: What I'm waiting for is to see our school district jump onto this title wave of change. West Linn Wilsonville is excellent at so many things, and it is time to be excellent at literacy, too. 746 02:18:41.510 --> 02:18:42.420 WLWV Board Room: Thank you. 747 02:18:48.670 --> 02:18:55.990 WLWV Board Room: Right, thank you. And that concludes the public comment portion. We don't have it. Another clip for. 748 02:18:56.809 --> 02:18:57.940 WLWV Board Room: Yeah. Come on up. 749 02:18:59.240 --> 02:19:01.670 WLWV Board Room: Will you add your name to the list, please. 750 02:19:06.299 --> 02:19:07.590 WLWV Board Room: Oh, it's yeah. 751 02:19:18.719 --> 02:19:31.129 WLWV Board Room: Hi. My name is Kara Clark, and I didn't prepare anything today. But I really wanted to take a moment and talk about leadership and some of my fears of what's happening right now. 752 02:19:32.750 --> 02:19:46.839 WLWV Board Room: just watching the slide show earlier, I was disturbed because of the fact that it takes really strong people, and I know that we have a very strong community and a strong leadership team. 753 02:19:47.150 --> 02:19:48.340 WLWV Board Room: However. 754 02:19:49.810 --> 02:20:05.369 WLWV Board Room: the world is changing. The country is changing, the dialogue is changing, our knowledge is changing. We know what real reading is. We know how to teach it. This movement is coming to our State. We, our State, is so far behind, and it's slow. 755 02:20:05.430 --> 02:20:23.240 WLWV Board Room: But other States have taken initiative and are moving faster than we are, and us as leaders should be also leading the way. If we're this great school district, then we should be the one starting this, we should be the ones who are the champions of this movement and then on these slides, we're saying that 756 02:20:23.450 --> 02:20:26.560 WLWV Board Room: high quality curriculum is gone to some funnel. 757 02:20:27.080 --> 02:20:35.720 WLWV Board Room: It's it's not acceptable. We need to be looking at this information as leaders. We need to be looking at the research and leading the way. 758 02:20:35.900 --> 02:20:47.230 WLWV Board Room: And it's disturbing to me to hear this when we've been talking as a community and trying to get our voices heard and have real dialogue, and to have this presented after we've been talking about this for months. 759 02:20:47.350 --> 02:20:57.530 WLWV Board Room: It's heartbreaking. We need to see where we're going. We need strong leadership to be leading the rest of the State to be leading these kids into success. 760 02:20:58.500 --> 02:21:10.690 WLWV Board Room: These kids deserve successful outcomes of what they can do without having to pay. So we look at this. And yes, we are actually one of the best districts, but I know a lot of parents are paying out their pocket. 761 02:21:10.710 --> 02:21:19.050 I am paying out my pocket, and is it a hardship? I am not wealthy, and I'm doing everything for my kids, like every other parent in this district, is 762 02:21:19.390 --> 02:21:23.469 WLWV Board Room: we need to be looking at this seriously, and that message 763 02:21:24.200 --> 02:21:26.390 WLWV Board Room: is hurting our community. 764 02:21:28.200 --> 02:21:41.039 WLWV Board Room: I can't watch this anymore until this district says we are a structured literacy district. We need to acknowledge it. We need to be strong enough to look at the things that did not work and make changes. 765 02:21:41.830 --> 02:21:43.909 WLWV Board Room: because that's what we can be. 766 02:21:43.970 --> 02:21:51.439 WLWV Board Room: So let's choose to do the right thing and do what we can do for these kids. It's about these kids. 767 02:21:52.350 --> 02:21:54.570 WLWV Board Room: And that was purple 768 02:21:54.650 --> 02:21:59.890 to these dyslexic parents, to every parent to hear that again and again. 769 02:22:00.620 --> 02:22:13.239 WLWV Board Room: When are we going to acknowledge when we're hiring teachers and literacy coaches? But we're not hiring to be structured literacy district? We're hiring them in a Balanced literacy district, which means you need to be trained in what we already have. 770 02:22:13.710 --> 02:22:25.620 WLWV Board Room: Let's make the change, and let's just acknowledge it. New York City Chancellor said. it is the super. It was their responsibility, and they did wrong by not adopting structure literacy. 771 02:22:25.810 --> 02:22:28.029 WLWV Board Room: We can do it too. Thank you 772 02:22:32.620 --> 02:22:36.780 WLWV Board Room: alright. That concludes the public comment portion, and 773 02:22:37.170 --> 02:22:45.320 WLWV Board Room: we don't have any public comment from non-residents. All right. So that is it. We'll see you all at the high school graduations meeting is adjourned.