School Board Meeting June 26, 2019 Part 1

Welcome to the June 26th 2019 Seattle School Board

legislative meeting as we begin.

We would like to acknowledge and honor the First Peoples of the Puget Sound territories by acknowledging that we are on the land of the coastal Salish tribes.

Roll call please.

Director Burke here Director DeWolf present Director Geary here Director Mack here Director Patu here Director Pinkham present Director Harris here.

Those that would like to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance please do so.

For our.

entertainment pleasure and an illustration of just how fabulous and fantastic our students are.

We have the Meany Middle School BWB drum line performing for us this evening.

Let's take our seats in the front and enjoy.

Thank you.

How are you guys doing today?

You ready for this school year to be wrapped up?

We're right here in the.

The end of it I mean it never really ends right because we're in this for the long haul but I'm very happy that we got invited here.

Principal Otis and I have been developing this program at Meany Middle School for almost two years now.

We started in November of 2017. and our program has grown and we have had the chance to combine our efforts with my production company Big World Breaks and her students and her staff and some of the daytime collaborations have been beautiful and we're looking forward to doing that more.

And this is the Meany Middle School chapter of a much larger organization where we work with youth all over the city and some information has been passed out.

So I'm going to let that speak for itself and I'm going to let their music speak for itself as well.

My name is Aaron Walker-Loud.

I grew up in the Central District and I was raised by Mr. Robert Knapp, Mr. Clarence Aycox on the drums.

I'm keeping that going and I couldn't do it without the school district, without the beautiful staff and families and the students first and foremost.

Let's give it up for all these students here, please.

So we're looking forward to bringing some more trophies home next year.

But in 2018 we were able to capture first place in the middle school division at the BDX at Garfield High School and we're looking forward to going down to Tacoma for the Lincoln Invitational next year to go head to head with some other schools from other districts.

So we're excited for that.

Now we're going to share a few selections of music we've been working on and we hope you enjoy.

Meany's BWB drum line.

Thank you everybody.

So this goes out to him and the people of Oakland.

Aside from educators, administrators, and families, two most notably, I wanted to give acknowledgement that Creative Advantage has been part of so many people's lives now, connecting artists, educators, and the community.

We wouldn't be able to do this without Creative Advantage.

And as well, Arts Corps, who I've been with for 11 years now, they have a generous sponsorship to allow us to use some of their equipment for some of our events and projects.

How much time do we have left?

We have maybe more than enough, but are we good?

Does someone have a time limit for me?

I have four songs left, but if we need to trim it, I can trim it for you.

Two?

All right, thank you for the compliment.

Okay.

So, yeah, let's do this.

Okay, so we're gonna do a song that I grew up on when I was in high school, Garfield, by Outkast from Atlanta, and it features soloists from the entire group, and then we'll do one last one after that, so I'll tell you about

you

Thank you.

Thank you.

Check.

They gave me a new one.

All right.

And last but not least on quads, on the solos, we had Christian and Jordan.

Give them some love, everybody.

I'm sorry we couldn't hear your second to your other two songs.

If I had my way would do this all night long.

You guys are beyond and give it up for community based partnerships Arts Corps.

and creative advantage.

This is magic happening and we could not be more proud of our students.

And Ms. Bennett where are you.

Perhaps we could get some drumline lessons at the board retreat in September.

Come on down.

We're going to have a party.

You guys.

Thank you ever so much.

Thanks for working hard.

Thanks for representing us.

Huge.

Madam Superintendent the floor is yours.

That's a hard act to follow.

Yeah I wish I didn't have to follow that.

It's a lot going on in our district now but thank you Meany Middle School BWB.

It's awesome.

I guess just to start out there is a requirement that we have to take care of and so I just like to call forward our chief human resource officer Dr. Clover Codd.

Hello.

Good evening.

So the Washington State Public Employment Relations Commission conducted a legal proceeding and ruled that the Seattle School District committed an unfair labor practice and has ordered us to post the following notice which I will read in one moment.

For background and context the original case before the commission stems from a disagreement between a principal and a custodian engineer represented by the International Union of Operating Engineers local 609. As you know principals do not directly supervise custodians.

There were originally four issues before the commission.

Did the employer interfere with employee rights by statements that were allegedly made by principal McDaniel to Mr. Tessie the custodian?

Did the employer discriminate by making statements about the custodian's work performance?

Did the employer discriminate by delaying the processing of his complaint?

And did the employer refuse to bargain when it did not provide an email that was responsive to the union's information requests?

The district originally prevailed on all four of these issues and was then appealed.

PERC did decide that the alleged statements made by the principal did interfere with the employee's rights.

Please note the principal denies making these statements.

But at this time, as we are ordered to do, I am going to read the notice into the record.

Seattle Public Schools we unlawfully interfered with the employee rights by Mary McDaniel making statements to Mustafa Tesi on December 8th 2016 to remedy our unfair labor practices.

We will cease and desist from interfering with protected employee rights through statements made by supervisory employee.

We will not in any other manner interfere with restrain or coerce our employees in the exercise of their collective bargaining rights under the laws of the state of Washington.

We will need to post this notice.

It will need to remain posted for 60 consecutive days.

And that concludes my remarks.

Thank you.

And tonight tonight's action on your board agendas.

I know there's a lot of excitement around it to adopt since time immemorial.

It's been a long long time in the making due to a long hist — yes that is worth applauding for.

Due to a long history of institutional racism in public education the accomplishments affairs and contemporary experience of the first peoples of Washington State and our nation have been consistently omitted from public school curricula or or portrayed inaccurately.

We at Seattle Public Schools are committed to racial equity and inclusive and accurate teaching and learning in our classrooms.

The adoption of since time immemorial will provide all Seattle Public School students with an education on the background and current affairs of the 29 sovereign nations within the boundaries of Washington state.

This board action will also support fulfillment of the state's RCW 28 320 70 tribal history and culture helping Seattle Public Schools formally address.

The omission of information that has shaped and influenced many aspects of our collective community life.

I did a lot of this work in the state of Montana when.

I served as state superintendent and previously I was the Indian education specialist and then director of Indian education for the state of Montana.

And we had.

A mandate across the state for Indian education for all.

With an emphasis on for all.

And it was a heavy lift.

Was a lot of work.

And I know my mom was one of the ones who was served in the state legislature and helped pass that legislation and I know the heavy lift and hard work that comes.

From trying to get it passed.

And so.

I know that.

Tonight's action.

Sits on the shoulders of many many many many people.

Who had.

Work to do.

Who.

Showed up at legislative committee meetings who did the work with our tribal nations who made sure that the indigenous presence.

Was always there in the halls of the Washington legislature and so I just want to thank.

The state legislators who all voted to pass this.

I want to thank.

The tribal nations and the tribal people who put so much effort and blood sweat and tears into this.

Curriculum so that it could be here tonight.

And.

You know there's been a lot going on and I just want to just take a moment to thank Gail Morris and her team.

And the work they've done to lift and support this important work.

And I want to thank those that came tonight to honor this work as well.

I'm just going to read off a few things that Seattle Public Schools has done for Indian education.

Native education as you think about moving forward with STI tonight or since time immemorial.

Some of the highlights just from this last year.

Huchoosedah the district's native education department.

Led adoption and approval of five Native American languages for high school credit.

Think about that.

Five native languages for high school credit.

That is huge.

I am Native.

The film that you saw at the very beginning of the year won top honors for highlighting the strengths and gifts of our Seattle Public Schools Native American students.

Huge.

Congratulations.

The Southern Lushootseed language a language of the Puget Sound Coast Salish peoples is now provided as font accessible to all Seattle Public School employees and outlook.

In addition behind us.

A welcome sign.

In the language was hung up at the John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence and signs will be distributed to all international schools for the upcoming school year.

So thank you for your work on that.

A second Shikachi.

Classroom opened that Nathan Hale.

Serving students from the high school and Jane Adams Middle School.

The original CAT classroom at Chief Sealth International High School is a model program.

Created to provide identity safety and ensure student academic success.

Supports include core content.

Student support services and opportunities.

For native youth to build on cultural and personal gifts.

I was this was one of the first classrooms I went into when I became Seattle Public Schools superintendents and the work they're doing there to make sure that.

Our native students feel.

Like they belong and Boo is out there.

That was the classroom that I went to and.

It's really amazing work and I think we really should be proud of those classrooms and the work that's going on in them.

And the students are succeeding.

The native library opens.

Chucita.

Has catalogs.

The collection of Native American books and materials it's housed at Meany Middle School.

The students that we just saw.

It's available online and will be in full operation for the 2019 20 school year.

After school programs at Highland Park and Sandpoint.

Chucita is providing after school program at Highland Park Elementary and Sandpoint Elementary to give 20 students 20 minutes of reading.

Indigenous knowledge STEAM.

And students are also learning the southern Lushootseed language.

And so that is really phenomenal work that's going on.

Native education and visual performing arts professional development.

Building off a successful.

Partnership last year.

The native education and visual.

And performing arts departments provide a workshop titled cultural appropriation exploring the difference between cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation.

When and how to incorporate cultural learnings in the classroom.

Educators were introduced to cultural appropriation.

Guiding question.

Prompts developed in between the native education program visual and performing arts.

Departments and arts educators.

Huchoosedah is also providing summer learning opportunities.

An elementary age summer literacy culture camp will be held in the native education resource room at Meany Middle School.

And it's not too late for families or students to register for that.

So I just.

This is just last year and there's just so much work going on around native education in this district.

I just wanted to highlight a few of those top things.

For the board and know that.

Work is getting done.

It's important work and it's really meaningful work and I just really appreciate Gail and her team.

The classrooms that are are building up across across our system and the importance of that work.

So thank you so much for your leadership Gail.

And in honor of the people who are here to support since time immemorial adoption.

I would like to introduce Jason Elkins the.

Chairperson of Muckleshoot tribe and Donny Stevens the vice chairperson of the Muckleshoot tribe.

We provide.

Opportunity for elected officials to speak during superintendent comments so please come forward and let your voice be heard.

Thank you.

Good evening.

Thank you for the opportunity.

To be here this evening.

Unfortunately.

The Muckleshoot Indian tribe chairman Jason Elkins couldn't be with us this evening.

My name is Donnie Stevenson.

And I'm the vice chairman of the Muckleshoot Indian tribe.

And.

I'd like to thank.

The school board members.

Superintendent and senior staff for the opportunity to.

To be here.

To speak.

Like it's incredibly important issue.

And.

Have several sort of prepared points in key issues.

To discuss.

And would like the opportunity to I really appreciate the opportunity to come in and to be able to speak directly to some of these issues.

With your permission.

So on behalf of the Muckleshoot tribe I'd like to address the an amendment being considered by this school board today.

Public educators and professionals and twenty nine federally recognized tribes have worked very hard these past few years developing the since time immemorial.

Curriculum.

Accurate history and knowledge of culture is vital to its development.

To see that a school board director.

Is attempting to compromise the work of many dedicated people is beyond disappointing.

Here are some of the items for consideration.

One.

The resolution is a political statement.

Of opinion which is not an appropriate element of a public school curriculum.

Two.

The assertions made in the resolution are factually wrong.

Three.

The assertions of that the Duwamish nation.

Is a tribe that has wrongfully been denied federal recognition.

That it is the legitimate representative of the Duwamish people.

And that it's entitled to exercise treaty treaty rights are erroneous.

The Duwamish Tribal Organization's claims that it is presently existing Indian tribe representing the descendants of the Duwamish people and possesses treaty rights secured in the Treaty of Point Elliott have been repeatedly rejected by federal courts and by Department of Interior after review by three different assistant secretaries of the interior, most recently in July of 2015 by a Native American appointee of President Obama.

Number four.

The Seattle School District has not consulted with the area's federally recognized tribes with respect to the proposed curriculum addition as required by the state of Washington law.

RCW 28A32170, Curricula, Tribal History and Culture 1A.

Beginning July 24th through 15, when a school district board of directors reviews or adopts its social studies curriculum, it shall incorporate curricula about the history, culture, and government of the nearest federally recognized Indian tribe or tribes, so that students learn about the unique heritage and experience of their closest neighbors.

B school districts shall meet the requirements of the section by using curriculum developed and made available free of charge by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and may modify that curriculum in order to incorporate elements that have been regionally specific.

Focus.

Or to incorporate their curriculum into existing curriculum materials.

To that and they as they conduct regular scheduled reviews and revisions of their social studies and history curricula school districts shall collaborate with any federally recognized Indian tribe within their district and with neighboring Indian tribes to incorporate expanded and improved curricular materials about Indian tribes and to create programs of classroom and community cultural exchanges.

Three school districts shall.

Collaborate with the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction on curricular areas regarding tribal government and history that are statewide in nature such as the concept of tribal sovereignty and the history of federal policy towards federally recognized Indian tribes.

The program of Indian education within the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction shall help local school districts identify federally recognized Indian tribes whose reservations are in whole or in part within the boundaries of the district and those that are nearest to the school district.

You all previously received an email message from the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Chairman, Jason Elkins.

In it, there are two documents for your review.

One is a letter from the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe to Board Chair Patu at the time, and the second is an OSPI website on Since Time Immemorial.

And a list of each Washington State public school and their respective federally recognized Indian tribe.

For.

The Seattle School District the Muckleshoot Indian tribe Suquamish Nation and Suquamish Nation are listed as those tribes.

The Muckleshoot Indian tribe use our children as our number one resource.

The entirety of our tradition ancestry and history has existed to lead to them.

And.

They are the culmination of our people's entire existence.

Up until this point.

And our entire reason.

For being.

The quality and accuracy of the lessons we teach.

Each and every one of them.

It should and it must.

Honor this rich history and tradition.

We have no less than.

That obligation because of the result of that.

Very history and because of the result of that very tradition.

That it is inherent upon us to offer.

The best.

Possible.

Resources.

To our young people and to.

Provide them with at least an equal amount of opportunity that all of our ancestors provided to each and every one of us.

Thank you for your your time and thank you for your attention this evening.

And I thank you for your ensured focus that.

Our children will receive the best moving forward that our children will receive the appropriate.

Level.

Of.

Attention and education that they deserve.

That's an accurate reflection of the history that's come before them honors them and allows them to be in the position they are today to learn from.

The Seattle Public Schools.

Thank you for your time.

your opinion and bringing the tribal knowledge with you I appreciate that.

And that's what I think when we think about native education is really what it's about is making sure that we are paying attention to and respecting the tribal sovereignty of Washington state tribes and the work that they put in for STI and the learnings that we can still have and still keep learning from them.

So thank you so much for being here.

Just some other things that are going on.

On Monday we launched Seattle super readers with book distribution to 13 priority schools.

I just want to give a gigantic thank you to Cashel Toner's department and everyone else across the organization who pitched in to launch this amazing opportunity.

Just one of those really big team efforts across John Stanford.

It was a lot of fun to be out in schools with this distribution of books.

Nathan Hale High School I had the honor of attending that.

These two students hosted the entire student organized event.

So a big thank you to all the staff in Seattle Public Schools for getting students to this point and congratulations to our thirty five hundred plus graduates across the city.

I wish you the best of luck in whatever is next for you.

I also got to attend Interagency Academy graduation.

It was pretty phenomenal the stories that I heard from this this high school and the things that are going on.

So I just want to thank Karen Andrews was her last year as principal at Interagency just for doing all the work she's done to make sure these students stay on track and are successful.

There was another packed house at the annual John Stanford Center all staff end of the year celebration.

Thank you President Harris for showing up and saying hi.

I also want to give a shout out to Carrie Campbell and her team and everyone else who helped out.

It was a huge success.

Really a lot of fun.

And you really should at some point see the John Stanford staff dance.

Something to see.

And finally as you know we are here on Director Patu's last school board meeting.

She served for 10 years as the school as a school board director and as a Seattle Public School employee prior to her time on the board.

And I just want to thank all of you who are here in attendance to honor Director Patu today.

Throughout her tenure she showed an unwavering dedication to the students throughout Seattle but especially students in District 7 in Southeast Seattle.

Her commitment to equity is unmatched and she will be greatly missed.

Her legacy will live on in her children that continue to work for Seattle Public Schools.

And I'll pass this over to you now Madam President.

We have an action item.

It is approval of the naming of the Rainier Beach High School library which came before the executive committee May 22nd for approval.

Approval of this item would approve the naming of the Rainier Beach High School library located at 8 8 1 5 Seward Park Avenue South Seattle Washington motion please.

Kind Sir.

I move that the school board approve the naming of the Rainier Beach High School library located at 8 8 1 5 Seward Park Avenue South Seattle Washington 9 8 1 1 8 as the Betty Patu library.

Thank you.

I'd like to pass this item and then have board comments if we might.

Roll call please.

Director Burke.

Absolutely.

Director DeWolf.

Yes.

Director Geary.

aye Director Mack aye Director Pinkham aye Director Patu aye Director Harris aye.

This motion is passed unanimously.

And I might add this goes in perpetuity so when we build out of BEX V a big beautiful brand new shiny Rainier Beach High School the name comes with it.

I'm going to open the floor for short comments from my colleagues.

Director Geary then Director Burke then Director DeWolf.

Well one of the first I remember when I went with Betty down to meet with Rainier Beach students and we sat in the library and it was clear to me then how much a part of her community Betty was and I was envious because I don't think as a director I'm nearly as embedded in my community as she is hers for any number of reasons.

But in the three and a half years that we have served together I've gotten to know Betty.

We went to Miami together and we spent an evening on a boat and I got to learn of many of her exploits then it was a lot of fun.

We did we went through the history.

She told me about a lot of her upbringing some pretty saucy things.

So I'm saying.

But most of all.

Having the opportunity to visit Southeast schools with Betty has taught me so much about how to be a good community leader and how to represent that.

And the fact that she has done that her whole life is so meaningful to me that I will use you Betty as a model as to how I will live the rest of my life in terms of centering my contributions around my community in a way that stays close to my community as best I can.

And remembering who I am doing it for which is the children and their education.

So it is a huge gift that you have given to me and this is naming a library is just a small token of the appreciation that we can express for all that you have done for us and Seattle and our children.

So thank you so much.

I think the the library is absolutely fitting.

You know we talk about the heart of the school.

We talk about the heart of the district.

For those of you who were here earlier today for the celebration you know you heard.

The.

A little bit of the history the strong will.

The strong opinions and the passion to put students first and I want to emphasize what my colleague Director Geary said as well that you have changed my perspective.

Sitting next to you working next to you and the conversations that we've had has changed how how I view communication how I view students.

How I interpret feedback and the voices that I hear from students and where to go to look for those voices.

So I I can I just have to thank you.

It's only been four years for me as well knowing you in in a working relationship and so it's been an amazing time and I'm just grateful for it.

So congratulations and it's going to be a great library for a great person.

Director Patu we got to hang out on the campaign trail and get to know each other and I've been immensely grateful for your mentorship your model of a lifetime of service leadership that you have shown me and I've really appreciated both your tenderness particularly as we deal with some incredibly challenging and complex issues here but also your your deep commitment to your community.

It continues to be a model.

And to Jill's point I'm also very envious of the ways that you've embedded yourself into so much of the community in your district and.

I'm just really grateful to have gotten to meet you and to be able to work with you and you are always going to be a part of the DNA of this board and our work.

And so I'm so grateful for this small token that we can just share our gratitude to you with this library and I will be down there.

I'm looking forward to lunch.

You said you would pay.

So really I truly will miss you.

So I hope you'll come back and volunteer with us.

Director Pinkham and then Director Mack.

Betty yes it's been six years.

I remember that we're halfway through our term out actually well for us four years and for you I guess since you're in six years of your 10 I'm way off but.

Thank you for all the work that you've done.

You know even letting us reminding us that when we think of Native Hawaiian Pacific Islanders that we are short on Native Hawaiians but there are a significant number of Pacific Islanders here in the school district that we have to pay attention to and make sure they're getting all the services that they need and feeling like they're represented here on.

Seattle grounds Seattle schools and wherever they may go in the future.

You know when we came on I came on this board you were our president and I definitely appreciate your leadership and your continued leadership just by being here and showing us how it needs to be done.

You know listening to the community always bringing their voice to the table and.

I'm glad that we were there to see that Rainier Beach finally is going to get to remodel that it has been waiting for over these number of years.

But it's been a pleasure.

Qeˀciyéẁyéẁ Thank you very much for all that you've done.

I don't know that I can say it any better than anyone else has already.

I.

deeply appreciate how you regularly bring it back to a very succinct core message of what's best for kids.

I'm going to miss that a lot because your leadership and your focus on that and your relentless focus on that has been inspiring and it's something I'm going to keep in the back of my mind.

Thank you very much.

I'm going to miss you.

My colleague my coach my mentor my inspiration made it through Betty's celebration.

I'm not sure I can make it through this.

You are a force of nature and you have touched so very many lives including all of your colleagues here and all of the colleagues that work in our schools helping our 53000 students and when it's time to say goodbye and add up your checkbook you are definitely in the plus column and we love you very much.

Photo op.

The Betty Patu library the Rainier Beach High School library is named in honor of school board director Ms. Betty Patu in recognition of her years of distinguished and dedicated service to the students always come first families and community of Seattle Public Schools.

OK we've reached that portion of our agenda for board committee reports.

Who would like to go first.

Mack chair of operations.

Any legislative updates as well please.

Certainly.

Good evening.

Our last operations committee meeting was actually prior to the last board meeting so I give report then.

We don't have one again until August 15th.

So we've got a little bit of time in between.

In that time I know staff is going to be working a lot of critical things around student assignments and boundaries and various things like that.

I wanted to call everyone's attention to though to the exciting things that happen right before school opens in the fall and that is.

Four ribbon cutting events for four four new buildings.

Magnolia Elementary on Thursday August 29th at 1030 in the morning.

Ingram the addition August 29th at 2 o'clock.

Queen Anne Elementary will have its ribbon cutting September 3rd at 1030 and Lincoln High School Lincoln High School September 3rd 2019. at 2 o'clock so that those are open public events and hope to see you there.

Legislative legislatures adjourned has been for a while but I sit on the Washington State School Board Directors Association legislative committee and the work for that organization setting their legislative platform is ongoing now.

So in the last month I've been to two long two day meetings where we were making recommendations for various issues coming forward.

One issue that I think is kind of exciting is that there's a proposal for racial equity analysis around all legislative proposals particularly on the funding.

So that's one thing that's coming up for the WASDA body to support as part of its legislative platform.

I think there's somewhere around four or five hundred different position statements though so there's a lot of things that the organization supports.

And the legislative assembly for that happens in September.

I just want to ping Director Geary I think to hopefully get that on your calendar because that's when everyone across the state all of the school board directors get together and adopt the legislative positions.

I do but I don't have it on me.

I apologize.

I will forward it though.

And that's all actually very short.

Thank you.

Next up Director Geary chair of curriculum and instruction and also legislative.

Likewise our last meeting was June 11th and we've held board meetings since then so had the opportunity to report on that.

I mean as we've already heard tonight out of curriculum instruction we'll be voting on.

since time immemorial which is very exciting.

Tonight for introduction we'll be doing creative advantage arts partnership and anybody who had the pleasure to be present for the drum performance from Meany Middle School that is part of the creative advantage.

One of the beneficiaries of it and anybody who wasn't here I invite you to go and watch a recording of that because it was phenomenal.

So wonderful.

And then we're also introducing the dress policy tonight.

So take a look at that.

And again we won't be acting on that until the July 10th meeting.

So if there's any further input on those policies please do so.

Our next meeting will be in August and we'll be moving forward on some of the ongoing work around.

the policy and adopting instructional materials as well as ethnic studies.

And so those conversations will be continuing in committee as we formulate the next steps and decide how we're going to engage with the community around those topics as well.

So that is it for my update.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Director Pinkham chair of Audit and Finance please.

Thank you.

And as the last two chairs had mentioned that our last Audit and Finance meeting was June 10th prior to the June 12th meeting.

So our next meeting won't be until August 19th.

But we do have a number of the items from the June 10th meeting up for introduction tonight including renewal of Washington schools risk management pool coverage for the fiscal year.

SPS applying for 21st century learning center grants personal service contracts with Seattle Parks and Recreation City of Seattle University of Seattle and Seneca families agencies amending board policy 6 to 100 and adopting the budget for 2019 20. and as well as many more policy 60 20 and also getting back to the budget.

There is now this nice nifty publication that all board members have.

So again if you have any questions hopefully you can find the answers within here and July 10th will be the hearing for the budget.

So please do come by and that will be before the regular board meeting when we'll be voting on said budget and.

That's all the updates I have and thank you to those that covered for me at the last meeting when I was out not feeling too well.

Qeˀciyéẁyéẁ.

Executive committee.

Last but not least we again met the morning of our last legislative meeting and these are rich and rowdy meetings and we encourage you to attend.

They're 8 to 10 once a month.

We did a number of things.

First we invited and listened to our labor partners.

In that case it was local 609 so that they could tell us what's on their mind and we can have wide ranging thoughtful conversations without treading into collective bargaining land which is very tightly conscripted under labor law.

We continue to work on staff.

superintendent communication and tread that wonderful balance of constituent services and making sure that directors are not quote micromanaging in the weeds and or exceeding their authority or directing staff so that it works as a collaborative team.

reported again at the last ledge meeting.

Stay tuned.

Our next meeting again will be in August and I suspect some of the things that we'll be talking about.

In fact I've asked for agenda time is our public testimony process.

Do we put students first.

Do we have some standing items.

Do we move our meetings back later to have public testimony at a more convenient time for our constituents and communities to come speak to us.

In the past it has been as late as 6 o'clock.

All good things to talk about all things that we want to hear from you about.

With that I think we're going to take a short break because public testimony starts at 530 and I believe we have some 30 folks on the waitlist and it could be a late night.

So we will take a stretch break.

Well let's do the consent agenda.

We try to be collaborative.

We try to support each other.

We try to amend each other.

We've now reached the consent portion of tonight's agenda.

May I have a motion please.

I move approval of the consent agenda.

So moved.

Approval of the consent agenda has been moved and seconded.

Do directors have any items they would like to remove from said consent agenda.

Seeing none.

All those in favor of passing the consent agenda please signify by saying aye.

Aye.

OK we are at rest until five thirty on the button.

Thank you.