1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,301 Evening, everybody. We're going to get started here. 2 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:08,250 Looks like everybody has the night before school jitters and ready to go here. 3 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:11,310 So welcome to our regular school board meeting. 4 00:00:11,430 --> 00:00:14,775 It's Wednesday, September 2nd at 6:00 PM. 5 00:00:15,121 --> 00:00:18,180 I'm going to have everybody stand up for "The Pledge of Allegiance." 6 00:00:33,300 --> 00:00:39,225 Roll call, 7 00:00:39,270 --> 00:00:39,600 please. 8 00:00:40,335 --> 00:00:41,130 Director Alvarez. 9 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:42,420 Here. 10 00:00:42,481 --> 00:00:43,290 Director Espinoza. 11 00:00:43,710 --> 00:00:44,550 Here. 12 00:00:44,610 --> 00:00:45,750 Director Holline. 13 00:00:45,780 --> 00:00:46,200 Present. 14 00:00:46,260 --> 00:00:47,161 Director Tithem. 15 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:48,299 Present. 16 00:00:49,020 --> 00:00:49,620 President Vann. 17 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:55,530 Yep. Thank you so much. Any changes or additions to tonight's board meeting agenda? 18 00:00:59,910 --> 00:01:05,220 Okay, hear and see none. So, we have awesome 19 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:07,590 acknowledgement and appreciation this evening. 20 00:01:07,634 --> 00:01:11,040 And to my left here is our superintendent, Dr. Ivan Duran. Dr. Duran. 21 00:01:11,670 --> 00:01:13,530 Yes, thank you, President Vann. Good evening. 22 00:01:13,590 --> 00:01:15,330 Thank you everyone for being here today. 23 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:18,480 Tonight, I have the privilege of introducing new administrators. 24 00:01:18,660 --> 00:01:22,215 Some of these individuals are new to Highline, and some are taking on new roles in 25 00:01:22,260 --> 00:01:25,725 Highline. Thank you everyone for all you do on behalf of our students, I look 26 00:01:25,725 --> 00:01:27,780 forward to working with all of you. 27 00:01:27,870 --> 00:01:31,154 As I read your name and share a little about you, please stand up to be recognized. 28 00:01:31,230 --> 00:01:34,321 After all the names have been read, I would like to invite everyone to the stage, 29 00:01:34,380 --> 00:01:37,245 including your family that's here with you tonight, to the stage, and we'll do a 30 00:01:37,290 --> 00:01:37,891 group photo. 31 00:01:39,990 --> 00:01:41,295 We're going to start first with Dr. 32 00:01:41,551 --> 00:01:44,310 Richard Brown, Principal at Sylvester Middle School. 33 00:01:45,540 --> 00:01:46,620 Dr. 34 00:01:49,891 --> 00:01:53,370 Richard Brown joined Sylvester Middle School as principal in 2026 following a 35 00:01:53,461 --> 00:01:57,720 strategic hiring process. Since 2020, he has served as a high school assistant 36 00:01:57,750 --> 00:02:00,990 principal in the Northshore School District and previously worked as a middle 37 00:02:01,051 --> 00:02:03,060 school and high school counselor. Dr. 38 00:02:03,271 --> 00:02:06,405 Brown holds a doctorate degree in educational leadership, superintendent 39 00:02:06,510 --> 00:02:10,380 certificate, and principal certification from the University of Washington. 40 00:02:10,410 --> 00:02:13,470 He also earned a master's degree in counseling from City University and a 41 00:02:13,530 --> 00:02:17,730 bachelor's degree in business administration from Morehouse College. Welcome, Dr. 42 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:19,050 Brown. Good to have you here in Highline. 43 00:02:22,891 --> 00:02:25,891 All right, Richie Garcia, Principal at Des Moines Elementary School. 44 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:32,340 She joined Des Moines as principal in 2026. 45 00:02:32,550 --> 00:02:36,330 Most recently, he served as interim principal at West Seattle Elementary, where he 46 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:39,900 also worked as an assistant principal, an instructional coach, and teacher. 47 00:02:40,380 --> 00:02:43,335 His experience includes teaching at a dual language school in New York City, 48 00:02:43,770 --> 00:02:46,530 teaching in China, and serving in the Peace Corps in Uganda. 49 00:02:47,130 --> 00:02:50,070 Richie holds an educational leadership certificate from Western Governors 50 00:02:50,130 --> 00:02:54,660 University, a master's degree in bilingual education from Columbia University, and 51 00:02:54,690 --> 00:02:57,165 a bachelor's degree in accounting from St. John's University. 52 00:02:57,300 --> 00:02:58,470 Welcome to Highline, Richie. 53 00:03:01,950 --> 00:03:05,550 And Keona Johnson, Principal at McMicken Heights Elementary School. 54 00:03:08,430 --> 00:03:12,180 Keona joined McMicken Heights Elementary School as a principal in 2026. 55 00:03:12,389 --> 00:03:16,080 She previously served as an assistant principal at Beverly Park Elementary and as 56 00:03:16,139 --> 00:03:20,535 an academic success coach and administrative intern at Highline Virtual Academy and 57 00:03:20,580 --> 00:03:24,810 Maritime High school. She also taught at Glacier Middle School, Midway Elementary 58 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:26,730 School, and in the Tukwila School District. 59 00:03:27,210 --> 00:03:30,360 Keona holds a principal certification and master's degree in education 60 00:03:30,421 --> 00:03:34,440 administration from Western Governors University, a master's degree in education 61 00:03:34,470 --> 00:03:38,220 from Walden University, a bachelor's degree in elementary education from Heritage 62 00:03:38,281 --> 00:03:42,090 University, and an associate's degree in early childhood education from Seattle 63 00:03:42,390 --> 00:03:44,580 Central Community College. Congratulations, Keona. 64 00:03:48,660 --> 00:03:52,201 All right. Jodi Robertson, Principal at Gregory Heights Elementary School. 65 00:03:54,824 --> 00:03:58,380 Jodi joined Gregory Heights Elementary School as principal in 2026. 66 00:03:58,740 --> 00:04:02,520 Since 2019, she has served as assistant principal at McMicken Heights Elementary 67 00:04:02,610 --> 00:04:06,226 School and has also worked there as administrative intern, teacher, and success 68 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:09,675 dean. Ms. Robertson holds a master's degree in education from Western Washington 69 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:12,930 University, earned a bachelor's degree in education leadership from Eastern 70 00:04:12,990 --> 00:04:15,840 Washington University. Congratulations, Jodi. Great to have you there. 71 00:04:19,500 --> 00:04:22,710 All right, Jeff Black, Interim Principal at Raisbeck Aviation High School. 72 00:04:26,610 --> 00:04:29,701 Jeff Black was appointed interim principal at Raisbeck Aviation High School for the 73 00:04:29,716 --> 00:04:35,025 '26, '27 school year. He has served as dean of students at Raisbeck since 2024 and 74 00:04:35,025 --> 00:04:38,430 previously spent more than 10 years as an assistant principal and principal in 75 00:04:38,460 --> 00:04:42,015 alternative and traditional secondary schools in Texas. Mr. 76 00:04:42,210 --> 00:04:45,810 Black holds a bachelor's degree in science secondary education from Oklahoma City 77 00:04:45,841 --> 00:04:50,445 University, an MBA in human resources management from Louisiana State University, 78 00:04:50,820 --> 00:04:53,850 and a master's degree in educational leadership from Texas State University. 79 00:04:54,150 --> 00:04:55,500 Welcome, Jeff. Congratulations. 80 00:04:58,980 --> 00:05:02,940 And Aaron Coakley, Assistant Principal at McMicken Heights Elementary School. 81 00:05:06,451 --> 00:05:10,470 Coakley joined McMicken Heights Elementary School as assistant principal in 2026 82 00:05:10,500 --> 00:05:12,315 following a strategic hiring process. 83 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:16,020 Most recently, he served as a school counselor and administrative intern in the 84 00:05:16,080 --> 00:05:19,440 Northshore School District. He also worked as an elementary teacher in South 85 00:05:19,500 --> 00:05:24,660 Carolina and Atlanta. Aaron holds a bachelor degree in elementary education from 86 00:05:24,690 --> 00:05:28,845 Clemson University, a master's degree in school counseling from Capella University, 87 00:05:28,890 --> 00:05:32,190 a master's degree in educational leadership and principal certification from the 88 00:05:32,220 --> 00:05:35,670 University of Washington, and a school counselor certification from Washington 89 00:05:35,730 --> 00:05:38,310 State University. Welcome, Aaron, good to have you here. 90 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:45,810 All right, Sarah Morgan, Assistant Principal at Des Moines Elementary School. 91 00:05:48,870 --> 00:05:51,781 Sarah joined Des Moines Elementary School as assistant principal this year. 92 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:56,130 She previously spent 11 years at McMicken Heights Elementary School, first as a 93 00:05:56,190 --> 00:06:00,466 special education teacher, and most recently as a student success specialist. Ms. 94 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:04,335 Morgan holds a bachelor's degree in special education and a master's degree in 95 00:06:04,410 --> 00:06:08,610 educational leadership, both from Gonzaga University. Congratulations. 96 00:06:12,900 --> 00:06:16,470 All right, and Avery Smith, Assistant Principal at Parkside Elementary School. 97 00:06:16,890 --> 00:06:17,940 There's Avery. Welcome. 98 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:25,485 Avery Smith joined Parkside Elementary as assistant principal in 2026 following a 99 00:06:25,529 --> 00:06:29,970 strategic hiring process. Most recently, she served as a research fellow at Te 100 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:34,050 Herenga Waka-- Did I do pretty good? All right. Thank you. 101 00:06:34,081 --> 00:06:37,755 Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand, where she also worked as a 102 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:40,320 teacher fellow, project manager, and research assistant. 103 00:06:40,770 --> 00:06:44,130 Previously, Avery served as assistant principal at Kimball and Gateway Elementary 104 00:06:44,220 --> 00:06:47,235 Schools in Seattle and worked as a special education teacher. 105 00:06:47,970 --> 00:06:50,581 Avery holds a bachelor degree in women's studies and community studies from the 106 00:06:50,610 --> 00:06:54,555 University of California, Santa Cruz, a master's degree in educational leadership 107 00:06:54,555 --> 00:06:58,320 from the University of Washington, and a special education teaching certification 108 00:06:58,350 --> 00:07:03,061 from California State University, Monterey Bay, and a doctorate in education from 109 00:07:03,390 --> 00:07:08,280 Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington. Welcome to Highline. 110 00:07:08,370 --> 00:07:09,030 Good to see you. 111 00:07:11,581 --> 00:07:13,380 All right. Invite you all to come up to the stage. 112 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:15,990 Please bring your family if you're able to bring them tonight, and we'll take a 113 00:07:16,020 --> 00:07:16,530 group photo. 114 00:07:24,660 --> 00:08:14,730 Thank 115 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:20,401 you so much, Dr. Duran, for sharing our new administrators, but also 116 00:08:20,460 --> 00:08:22,800 administrators moving into new positions. 117 00:08:23,581 --> 00:08:26,040 I just wanted to share a little story here. 118 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:32,520 Jodi Robertson had my kids at McMicken way back when, just a few years ago. 119 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:37,230 But I just love to see the McMicken family here and just celebrate our kids. 120 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:42,091 So thank you for all that you do in supporting our kids, and good luck tomorrow. 121 00:08:44,250 --> 00:08:48,735 With that, while we're not highlighting any particular recognitions tonight, 122 00:08:48,811 --> 00:08:53,190 besides the love here, I want to name and recognize the following for the month of 123 00:08:53,250 --> 00:08:58,500 September. We invite you to visit our Facebook page and explore these recognitions. 124 00:08:58,590 --> 00:09:04,380 Attendance Awareness Month, Hispanic Heritage Month. So with that, thank you. Dr. 125 00:09:04,410 --> 00:09:07,620 Duran, it is now your superintendent's updates. 126 00:09:07,890 --> 00:09:08,715 All right 127 00:09:10,242 --> 00:09:14,232 Thank you, President Vann. I just want to say welcome to the '26-'27 school year. 128 00:09:14,322 --> 00:09:18,012 I'm excited to welcome our students and families back on the first day of school 129 00:09:18,072 --> 00:09:22,738 tomorrow, September 3rd. I sent a welcome back message to staff today and 130 00:09:22,812 --> 00:09:24,732 emphasized the fundamental value of Highline. 131 00:09:25,692 --> 00:09:28,633 Every student, family, and staff member belongs here. 132 00:09:29,532 --> 00:09:33,162 As our recently renewed strategic plan goal states, Highline Public Schools is 133 00:09:33,192 --> 00:09:38,082 committed to ensuring our schools are places where people are welcomed, valued, and 134 00:09:38,202 --> 00:09:42,522 safe. Every person and role contributes to this goal and to ensuring our promise 135 00:09:42,552 --> 00:09:46,272 becomes a reality. We know every student by name, strength, and need, so they 136 00:09:46,332 --> 00:09:48,252 graduate prepared for the future they choose. 137 00:09:48,883 --> 00:09:52,212 We will continue to protect the rights and dignity of the students and families we 138 00:09:52,272 --> 00:09:55,782 serve and the colleagues we work with every day. 139 00:09:55,842 --> 00:09:58,647 Thank you to all our educators, staff, and school leaders for the work you did to 140 00:09:58,661 --> 00:10:02,997 prepare for our students' return. Thank you for choosing Highline every day. 141 00:10:03,072 --> 00:10:05,067 Thank you for choosing our students every day. 142 00:10:05,772 --> 00:10:09,057 I look forward to seeing you all at our Mountain Schools this year. 143 00:10:09,642 --> 00:10:13,842 And remember, #HighlineProud if you're taking pictures, especially tomorrow as we 144 00:10:13,902 --> 00:10:18,057 welcome our students back. I'd now like to welcome Jeb Binns, the President of the 145 00:10:18,057 --> 00:10:21,732 Highline Education Association, to the podium to share a few remarks. Welcome, Jeb. 146 00:10:21,792 --> 00:10:22,272 Good to see you. 147 00:10:30,792 --> 00:10:32,892 Microphone, and now it is. So let's start again. 148 00:10:32,982 --> 00:10:35,682 Good evening, and I apologize for not wearing red. It's been a day. 149 00:10:37,302 --> 00:10:40,512 And so we go through. So I want to welcome my new administrator friends. 150 00:10:40,932 --> 00:10:45,402 My name is Jeb Binns. My email address is... And please feel free to contact me. 151 00:10:45,702 --> 00:10:50,802 I've also already heard many wonderful things about your job that you're doing. 152 00:10:50,863 --> 00:10:55,932 So keep it up. Let's go. Also, my presence in buildings shouldn't be a scary thing. 153 00:10:56,172 --> 00:11:00,102 It should be a, "How can we work together to solve hard things?" Because we can do 154 00:11:00,133 --> 00:11:02,262 hard things, so please give me a shout. It'd be great. 155 00:11:04,272 --> 00:11:05,202 We brought you a TA. 156 00:11:06,912 --> 00:11:12,822 It's hard work, and we also have more work to do, and that's okay because this 157 00:11:12,883 --> 00:11:13,392 is learning. 158 00:11:14,742 --> 00:11:18,462 Members got together, ratified the agreement, and it's now up to you to make final 159 00:11:18,477 --> 00:11:23,758 decisions. We appreciate you and the work, and we're excited to get going this 160 00:11:24,282 --> 00:11:28,647 school year. I'm also excited to welcome the President of the National Education 161 00:11:28,752 --> 00:11:32,592 Association, Princess Moss, to the district tomorrow. 162 00:11:32,802 --> 00:11:38,383 She just took office on the 1st of September and is on a 30-day mission 163 00:11:38,472 --> 00:11:43,633 across the country. On day three, she comes to Highline, so it's pretty exciting to 164 00:11:43,662 --> 00:11:48,432 go through and do that. So she will be in the district tomorrow, so I look forward 165 00:11:48,462 --> 00:11:52,962 to seeing her and having us highlighted on the national stage. 166 00:11:53,982 --> 00:11:58,002 I also wanted to say that I thoroughly enjoyed the equity symposium. 167 00:11:59,142 --> 00:12:04,797 And the session with Dr. Bettina Love really resonated with 168 00:12:04,872 --> 00:12:08,187 me, thinking about the connections. 169 00:12:08,232 --> 00:12:13,917 And she spoke a lot about how kids create neural connections as they take learning, 170 00:12:13,932 --> 00:12:18,387 and they tie it to their lives. And so I'm really looking forward to see how we're 171 00:12:18,402 --> 00:12:24,282 going to incorporate that really strong message of connecting learning to relevant 172 00:12:24,492 --> 00:12:27,822 culture, and then that's the thing that makes those connections. 173 00:12:27,912 --> 00:12:32,502 I'm looking forward to seeing us doing that work because it's important. 174 00:12:32,532 --> 00:12:35,682 And that's going to be the thing that lights up kids to go through there. 175 00:12:35,742 --> 00:12:39,102 And I want to thank the team for putting this together, and the heart team for 176 00:12:39,162 --> 00:12:43,782 doing just some great work. We're excited to get going tomorrow and excited to get 177 00:12:43,812 --> 00:12:49,722 out into classrooms, see kids, take some photos, and 178 00:12:49,782 --> 00:12:52,392 celebrate all the things that we do here every day. 179 00:12:52,736 --> 00:12:56,352 And then go to labor management meetings, which is pretty much my life. 180 00:12:56,412 --> 00:12:59,847 So, thank you very much. I look forward to getting going. 181 00:13:00,072 --> 00:13:04,152 Again, you got questions, hit me up. New principals, I will be in your buildings. 182 00:13:04,392 --> 00:13:04,692 See you. 183 00:13:06,132 --> 00:13:08,952 Thank you, Jeb, and I wanted to publicly thank you for your work to get that 184 00:13:08,983 --> 00:13:11,772 tentative agreement approved last night with your members. 185 00:13:11,833 --> 00:13:15,162 So really look forward to the work we're going to be doing together, not only this 186 00:13:15,178 --> 00:13:18,462 year, but into the future. That concludes my comments this evening. Thank you. 187 00:13:19,483 --> 00:13:21,402 Thank you so much, Dr. Ann, and thank you, Jeb. 188 00:13:22,632 --> 00:13:24,432 And we're going to move to our directors' reports. 189 00:13:24,522 --> 00:13:28,062 We're going to start off with Dr. Espinoza. 190 00:13:28,123 --> 00:13:32,652 Great, thank you. Hi, everyone. I'm also preparing for the first day of school. 191 00:13:32,983 --> 00:13:38,022 Tomorrow I will have a first grader, a third grader, and a sixth grader at Highline 192 00:13:38,083 --> 00:13:41,922 Public Schools. We're all very excited. 193 00:13:43,542 --> 00:13:46,062 And I look forward to having a fulfilling school year. 194 00:13:46,932 --> 00:13:52,032 I was also at the Equity Symposium, and one of the things that I took note of from 195 00:13:53,262 --> 00:13:58,557 the keynote speaker, Dr. Love, was, "An act of love is having high 196 00:13:58,602 --> 00:14:04,422 expectations of ourselves and our students and each other." And that really 197 00:14:04,752 --> 00:14:09,642 is meaningful to me, of course, as I'm sending three kids out into public education 198 00:14:09,762 --> 00:14:10,662 again. But 199 00:14:11,863 --> 00:14:16,512 I think that we do right by our community, our families, and our students, that we 200 00:14:16,602 --> 00:14:20,172 have high expectations of them, and we support them to reach their highest 201 00:14:20,233 --> 00:14:20,787 potential. 202 00:14:23,113 --> 00:14:29,053 Let's see. I was also at back-to-school events at Seahurst and Big Picture this 203 00:14:29,083 --> 00:14:34,602 week. Many families are excited, and it's a great 204 00:14:34,692 --> 00:14:38,262 unknown. We have a supply list, but we really don't know what's going to happen. 205 00:14:38,937 --> 00:14:41,053 That's exciting. 206 00:14:42,402 --> 00:14:47,562 Let's see. I also wanted to highlight some good work that has been happening with 207 00:14:47,592 --> 00:14:53,472 the Promise Scholars. So in the summer, Promise Scholars from Highline took 208 00:14:53,532 --> 00:14:56,083 part in a three-day college visit experience. 209 00:14:56,952 --> 00:15:02,532 They went to visit Wazzu in Central Washington and Eastern 210 00:15:02,623 --> 00:15:08,442 Washington. And this program supports self-identified male and non-binary 211 00:15:08,532 --> 00:15:13,722 students of color from Tai, Evergreen, Mount Rainier, and Highline High Schools. 212 00:15:15,102 --> 00:15:20,697 In the program, students are able to explore academic programs, and 213 00:15:20,742 --> 00:15:26,172 financial aid resources, and then also visit campus and make new connections. 214 00:15:26,952 --> 00:15:27,312 Thank you. 215 00:15:29,502 --> 00:15:32,532 Thank you so much, Dr. Espinoza. Director Halene. 216 00:15:32,983 --> 00:15:36,553 Thank you, President Vann. Hi, everyone. I hope everyone's having a wonderful week. 217 00:15:36,792 --> 00:15:42,492 Thank you to our new administrators that have moved into the roles that they are 218 00:15:42,553 --> 00:15:44,712 currently going to be starting tomorrow. 219 00:15:45,312 --> 00:15:47,712 Well, you probably already have been starting. 220 00:15:48,222 --> 00:15:53,833 But I want to give a shout-out to my wife, who has 221 00:15:54,192 --> 00:15:59,442 been setting up her classroom over the last week, going through the 222 00:15:59,472 --> 00:16:05,442 days, taking our three-year-old little daughter to try to help, 223 00:16:06,102 --> 00:16:11,863 quote, unquote. But we just call it teacher life. Or teacher kids, I guess. 224 00:16:13,032 --> 00:16:16,452 Last week, elementary educators from across Highline came together for a 225 00:16:16,512 --> 00:16:18,282 district-wide professional learning day. 226 00:16:18,822 --> 00:16:23,608 Educators focused on using student data to strengthen literacy instruction and 227 00:16:23,652 --> 00:16:28,873 support student needs. They also planned reading, writing lessons that build on 228 00:16:28,932 --> 00:16:34,392 students' culture, experiences, and strengths, which I think is very important when 229 00:16:34,452 --> 00:16:40,152 we're looking at equity and everything along 230 00:16:40,212 --> 00:16:45,492 those lines. The district-wide learning supports a consistent approach to literacy 231 00:16:45,522 --> 00:16:48,192 instruction across grades and schools. 232 00:16:48,327 --> 00:16:49,873 I was able to go to 233 00:16:52,452 --> 00:16:58,242 what's called the Liberatory Learning at the Pack, and 234 00:16:59,292 --> 00:17:03,102 you should look up what liberatory actually means. 235 00:17:03,762 --> 00:17:09,222 And I did a lot more research into it, and 236 00:17:09,312 --> 00:17:14,892 the keynote speaker was very wonderful to hear. 237 00:17:14,952 --> 00:17:20,863 And there was all the elementary school 238 00:17:20,922 --> 00:17:26,892 educators there, and it was sort of a work date with my wife, 239 00:17:26,982 --> 00:17:32,442 too. So it was sort of funny. But I wish everyone a good 240 00:17:33,612 --> 00:17:34,062 school year. 241 00:17:37,362 --> 00:17:40,092 Thank you so much, Director Halene. Director Tinnell. 242 00:17:42,162 --> 00:17:47,142 Good afternoon, folks, and happy first day of school eve. Good luck, everybody. 243 00:17:47,622 --> 00:17:51,432 Early appreciation to all our teachers and staff at the schools. 244 00:17:52,182 --> 00:17:55,632 So HealthPoint's reopening its school-based centers at Evergreen and Tai. 245 00:17:56,202 --> 00:18:00,522 We had the first HealthPoint in Tai 20 years ago, followed by Evergreen 15 years 246 00:18:00,553 --> 00:18:04,542 ago. These clinics serve our middle and high school students across Highline. 247 00:18:04,572 --> 00:18:08,112 They help reduce barriers for access to healthcare and provide services like 248 00:18:08,142 --> 00:18:12,732 behavioral health, immunizations, nutrition, physicals, and annual exams for 249 00:18:12,822 --> 00:18:17,442 sports, as well as teen services. And that is all that I have this evening. 250 00:18:17,502 --> 00:18:17,892 Thank you. 251 00:18:19,902 --> 00:18:22,362 Thank you so much, Director Tinnell. Director Alvarez. 252 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:29,730 I also am so excited. I have my grandson, he's going to be a sophomore in Highline 253 00:18:29,820 --> 00:18:34,230 High School, and I have a first grader also at Midway. 254 00:18:34,650 --> 00:18:35,100 So it's 255 00:18:36,301 --> 00:18:39,361 so exciting. I was thinking back about when my kids 256 00:18:40,680 --> 00:18:45,015 were in high school. I'm so thankful my kids are all grown, and I get to send my 257 00:18:45,090 --> 00:18:50,490 grandkids home whenever I want to. So I have the best of both worlds. 258 00:18:52,830 --> 00:18:58,200 So it's just exciting. But back then, my kids didn't have new schools to go to, I 259 00:18:58,230 --> 00:19:02,746 remember. So now I'm excited to see all my kids went to Highline High School, and 260 00:19:02,790 --> 00:19:05,790 now my grandson gets to go to a new Highline High School. 261 00:19:05,970 --> 00:19:11,940 So, talking about that, the bond and levy information is available online. 262 00:19:12,359 --> 00:19:16,111 So in November, voters will consider a bond and technology levy. 263 00:19:16,170 --> 00:19:19,950 You can learn more about the local funding measures on the Highline website. 264 00:19:20,310 --> 00:19:24,570 On the website, you'll find details about what the levy and bond fund, how bond 265 00:19:24,584 --> 00:19:27,600 projects were determined, and overall cost information. 266 00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:31,380 And also there's answers there to frequently asked questions. 267 00:19:31,470 --> 00:19:37,170 So I'm excited to see. I know my kids attended Highline High School when it was 268 00:19:37,260 --> 00:19:39,510 old, and now my grandson gets to experience. 269 00:19:40,111 --> 00:19:44,250 And he just absolutely loves it, and I get to walk in there, and it looks, for him, 270 00:19:44,310 --> 00:19:47,730 like a college. He says that it's just a beautiful school. 271 00:19:47,790 --> 00:19:51,720 And so I hope that the rest of our kids get to experience that as well. 272 00:19:52,740 --> 00:19:54,361 And that's all that I have for today. 273 00:19:54,630 --> 00:19:55,440 Thank you so much. 274 00:19:56,820 --> 00:20:01,440 And it's my turn. I had the opportunity to speak at the Equity Symposium, and thank 275 00:20:01,499 --> 00:20:05,190 you for all of the participants that were there. 276 00:20:05,310 --> 00:20:09,570 Our student emcees from Chinook and Tyee, they were amazing. 277 00:20:09,780 --> 00:20:14,820 What a beautiful morning. I was in Dallas that day, so I was able to watch the 278 00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:19,801 whole thing. But just the feedback was amazing. So thank you so much for that. 279 00:20:20,970 --> 00:20:26,670 I don't have any kids in school anymore, so that feeling is gone, 280 00:20:26,790 --> 00:20:31,350 but I do have my daughter that's starting her first year as a teacher. 281 00:20:31,560 --> 00:20:36,915 So I am getting the feedback from her about her kids, and it's really exciting to 282 00:20:36,990 --> 00:20:42,900 sit and see it on the other side. As what I felt like when I was going 283 00:20:42,915 --> 00:20:47,820 to school, what it felt like to see my kids go to school and experience that they 284 00:20:47,880 --> 00:20:52,410 felt the belonging in school, that they felt seen and loved, and now seeing my 285 00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:57,825 daughter shown the extra love and care that I know that teachers and 286 00:20:58,080 --> 00:21:02,850 administrators from with Macon Made had a huge part in her growing up and wanting 287 00:21:02,910 --> 00:21:06,960 to become a teacher. So keep that going. Greatly appreciate it. 288 00:21:08,700 --> 00:21:12,990 Also, this summer, we highlighted graduating seniors preparing for the future that 289 00:21:13,020 --> 00:21:18,690 they choose. Valeria Barrios Rivera, a 2026 Highline School graduate, 290 00:21:19,410 --> 00:21:25,051 explored her passion for law and advocacy through Law and Justice program at PSSC. 291 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:30,270 She also built confidence as a leader while fostering belonging and community among 292 00:21:30,301 --> 00:21:35,310 her peers. Let's play a short video about how Valeria experiences at Highline 293 00:21:35,371 --> 00:21:37,140 helped shape her goals for the future. 294 00:21:45,090 --> 00:21:49,650 My name is Valeria. I am a student at Highline High School, and I attend PSSC for 295 00:21:49,710 --> 00:21:54,030 the Law and Justice program. My experience at Highline has prepared me for the 296 00:21:54,060 --> 00:21:58,710 future because it has allowed me to have resources like being able to attend PSSC. 297 00:21:59,670 --> 00:22:02,400 I've always been interested in law since like middle school. 298 00:22:02,430 --> 00:22:05,100 Throughout this program, I've learned that things are not just black and white. 299 00:22:05,130 --> 00:22:08,430 There's a lot of gray area. But I think what I will take away from this is just 300 00:22:08,520 --> 00:22:13,650 fighting for justice, even if that may look like just allowing someone to have a 301 00:22:13,710 --> 00:22:18,195 fair trial and giving them a fair treatment, even if it's not necessarily always 302 00:22:18,240 --> 00:22:22,530 winning. As a first-generation student, it has been hard to navigate some things, 303 00:22:22,680 --> 00:22:25,949 but I also have really good college and career team at Highline. 304 00:22:26,010 --> 00:22:29,040 They're always just there, willing to help and answer all my questions I have. 305 00:22:29,760 --> 00:22:32,430 My plans after graduating is to attend Seattle U. 306 00:22:32,790 --> 00:22:35,790 I'm going to major in business and then hopefully go to law school afterwards. 307 00:22:36,361 --> 00:22:39,361 The impact that I want to have in the future on someone's life is just being a 308 00:22:39,420 --> 00:22:42,900 positive encounter that they have. I think it's nice to help people. 309 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:46,350 I feel like sometimes we tend to forget about others and just are so self-centered, 310 00:22:46,710 --> 00:22:50,460 whether that be me helping them throughout a trial or just being like a positive 311 00:22:50,490 --> 00:22:53,250 impact, something that a person can be grateful for. 312 00:23:00,270 --> 00:23:01,680 Thank you so much for sharing that. 313 00:23:01,740 --> 00:23:04,815 And that concludes our directors' reports this evening. 314 00:23:05,790 --> 00:23:11,430 To all of our building administrators and staff, you are excused. 315 00:23:11,490 --> 00:23:15,210 You guys can get ready for school tomorrow, and thank you so much. 316 00:23:15,270 --> 00:23:17,371 Not all staff, but most staff. 317 00:23:19,530 --> 00:23:20,220 Thank you, all. 318 00:23:20,280 --> 00:23:21,030 Thank you for being here. 319 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:22,980 Thank you, everyone. 320 00:23:25,140 --> 00:23:27,015 No, no, Adriana, you have to stay. 321 00:23:27,570 --> 00:23:28,410 Not all staff. 322 00:23:42,390 --> 00:23:44,580 We're going to move to our scheduled communication. 323 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:50,640 This evening, we had one speaker that signed up and was unable to make it. Ms. 324 00:23:50,700 --> 00:23:55,111 Price will be submitting her communication to us via email. 325 00:23:55,170 --> 00:23:58,051 So with that, that concludes our scheduled communications. 326 00:24:00,871 --> 00:24:04,950 Consent agenda. Do we have any questions or comments in regards to our consent 327 00:24:05,010 --> 00:24:05,430 agenda? 328 00:24:08,100 --> 00:24:13,290 I do have one quick comment. I know there's a motion to approve a donation to 329 00:24:13,320 --> 00:24:19,185 Raisbeck Aviation High School. I just want to thank the late James Raisbeck for his 330 00:24:19,260 --> 00:24:24,660 annual donations. This donation is over $231,000 to graduating seniors 331 00:24:25,260 --> 00:24:29,490 for the post-secondary, so that is huge, and I just want to thank you. 332 00:24:29,970 --> 00:24:31,770 With that, can I please have a motion? 333 00:24:32,940 --> 00:24:35,670 I move the Highline School Board approve the consent agenda. 334 00:24:35,700 --> 00:24:36,630 May I have a second? 335 00:24:39,210 --> 00:24:40,590 I'll second that. 336 00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:42,330 All those in favor? Aye. 337 00:24:45,630 --> 00:24:45,780 Aye. 338 00:24:46,650 --> 00:24:47,250 Any opposed? 339 00:24:48,540 --> 00:24:51,750 Hearing and seeing none, thank you so much. 340 00:24:54,779 --> 00:25:00,210 Action item. This is 8.1, motion to approve Learning Assistance Program Readiness 341 00:25:00,301 --> 00:25:02,820 to Learn partnership. Any questions or comments? 342 00:25:05,880 --> 00:25:07,950 Yes, I had a question. 343 00:25:12,060 --> 00:25:16,560 How are schools selected, and then how are the programs for the schools selected? 344 00:25:17,010 --> 00:25:22,980 Yeah. So, we did an RFP process. We started out by sending a survey 345 00:25:23,760 --> 00:25:26,160 to all the schools and principals. 346 00:25:27,810 --> 00:25:32,655 And through that, we learned about the partnerships and how they were operating in 347 00:25:32,700 --> 00:25:33,150 the schools. 348 00:25:33,600 --> 00:25:33,840 Mm-hmm. 349 00:25:34,530 --> 00:25:37,200 Then I opened up a community 350 00:25:38,821 --> 00:25:41,805 partnership roundtable where I invited all the partners. 351 00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:47,400 And that's where I announced the RFP process. I also sent it out in an email. 352 00:25:47,970 --> 00:25:52,470 Once I did that, then I opened up the application. Partners applied. 353 00:25:53,130 --> 00:25:57,210 I took all the applications, compiled it into a catalog. 354 00:25:57,315 --> 00:25:57,555 Mm-hmm. 355 00:25:57,884 --> 00:26:02,460 And then I sent it out to all the principals and office managers, and they 356 00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:04,590 basically ranked partners 357 00:26:06,150 --> 00:26:09,120 from one to four based on who they wanted in their schools. 358 00:26:09,991 --> 00:26:15,720 I took that information, and then I had members from the district, 359 00:26:15,840 --> 00:26:18,690 so an ILED, some of the 360 00:26:20,430 --> 00:26:25,920 family community engagement specialists, myself, Lolita, and Keisa, and we 361 00:26:25,980 --> 00:26:31,500 sat together, and we basically went through and we awarded 362 00:26:33,720 --> 00:26:36,960 each school partners based on those criteria. 363 00:26:37,051 --> 00:26:41,071 Right. Thank you for that. So the schools rank the organizations that they see- 364 00:26:41,370 --> 00:26:41,446 Yeah 365 00:26:41,491 --> 00:26:43,875 ... most fit their school population. 366 00:26:43,920 --> 00:26:46,455 Yeah. And every school got a funded partner. 367 00:26:47,310 --> 00:26:50,580 And we also look at the need, and based on that, some schools might get 368 00:26:51,870 --> 00:26:54,750 three partners, some schools might get one funded partner. 369 00:26:55,170 --> 00:26:58,351 But we also have those who are our standard partners. 370 00:26:58,590 --> 00:27:00,361 We also have those in schools as well. 371 00:27:00,390 --> 00:27:00,870 Okay. 372 00:27:00,960 --> 00:27:01,051 Yeah. 373 00:27:01,111 --> 00:27:01,410 Thank you. 374 00:27:03,571 --> 00:27:05,655 Thank you so much. Any other follow-up questions? 375 00:27:08,611 --> 00:27:10,620 Hearing and seeing none, can I please have a motion? 376 00:27:14,491 --> 00:27:17,520 I move that the Highline School Board approve the Learning Assistance Program 377 00:27:17,580 --> 00:27:21,870 Readiness to Learn partnerships in the amount of 250,000 for community 378 00:27:21,930 --> 00:27:23,670 partnerships. 379 00:27:25,290 --> 00:27:26,520 I second that. 380 00:27:26,640 --> 00:27:28,200 Thank you. Roll call, please. 381 00:27:28,620 --> 00:27:29,310 Director Situm? 382 00:27:30,294 --> 00:27:30,624 Yeah. 383 00:27:31,254 --> 00:27:32,064 Director Espinoza? 384 00:27:32,424 --> 00:27:32,694 Yes. 385 00:27:32,754 --> 00:27:33,534 Director Alvarez? 386 00:27:33,715 --> 00:27:33,954 Yay. 387 00:27:34,105 --> 00:27:34,855 Director Holien? 388 00:27:35,154 --> 00:27:35,334 Yay. 389 00:27:35,514 --> 00:27:39,804 President Vann? Yeah. This motion passes five to none. Thank you. 390 00:27:40,074 --> 00:27:44,290 8.2: Motion to approve revisions to salary schedules between the Highline School 391 00:27:44,334 --> 00:27:50,304 District and Teamsters 1, Teamsters 2, Teamsters 3, and Teamsters 4 staff. 392 00:27:50,904 --> 00:27:52,674 Any comments or questions on this? 393 00:27:57,894 --> 00:27:59,319 Hearing and seeing none, can I please have a motion? 394 00:27:59,379 --> 00:27:59,859 Oh, I did. 395 00:28:00,054 --> 00:28:00,969 Oh, go right ahead. 396 00:28:01,344 --> 00:28:04,253 Yeah, I had it. Good to see you. No? Okay. 397 00:28:06,024 --> 00:28:08,184 So just to clarify, so this is 398 00:28:09,745 --> 00:28:12,264 the contract that was approved? 399 00:28:13,284 --> 00:28:16,794 No, this is not part of the TA approval from last night. 400 00:28:17,094 --> 00:28:19,824 So this is just salary changes? 401 00:28:20,245 --> 00:28:20,814 Yeah. 402 00:28:23,004 --> 00:28:24,234 Thank you for that clarification. 403 00:28:26,064 --> 00:28:29,064 Thank you very much. Any other follow-up questions or comments? 404 00:28:30,324 --> 00:28:32,454 Can I please have a motion? 405 00:28:33,444 --> 00:28:36,894 I move the Highline School Board approve the proposed salary schedule changes for 406 00:28:37,165 --> 00:28:43,105 representative Teamsters 1, Teamsters 2, Teamsters 3, and Teamsters 4 407 00:28:43,704 --> 00:28:47,364 staff for the 2026-27 academic year. 408 00:28:47,574 --> 00:28:48,745 May I have a second? 409 00:28:50,484 --> 00:28:51,084 I second. 410 00:28:54,924 --> 00:28:55,495 Roll call. 411 00:28:57,054 --> 00:28:57,774 Director Alvarez? 412 00:28:59,514 --> 00:29:03,294 I will be abstaining. I have a daughter who's in Teamsters. 413 00:29:03,954 --> 00:29:04,584 Director Holien? 414 00:29:05,605 --> 00:29:06,083 Yay. 415 00:29:06,144 --> 00:29:06,924 Director Tidholm? 416 00:29:07,734 --> 00:29:08,094 Yay. 417 00:29:08,874 --> 00:29:09,804 Director Espinoza? 418 00:29:10,284 --> 00:29:10,614 Yes. 419 00:29:10,824 --> 00:29:15,084 President Vann? Yeah. This motion passes four, zero, and one. 420 00:29:16,374 --> 00:29:21,864 Thank you very much. 8.3: Motion to approve revisions to salary schedules between 421 00:29:21,894 --> 00:29:26,334 the Highline School District and the professional, technical, non-represented 422 00:29:26,484 --> 00:29:29,124 staff. Any questions or comments on this? 423 00:29:35,874 --> 00:29:37,554 Hearing and seeing none, can I please have a motion? 424 00:29:40,014 --> 00:29:43,584 I move the Highline School Board approve the proposed salary schedule changes for 425 00:29:43,644 --> 00:29:49,465 the non-represented professional/technical staff for the 2026-27 academic 426 00:29:49,554 --> 00:29:49,870 year. 427 00:29:50,304 --> 00:29:51,144 May I have a second? 428 00:29:52,074 --> 00:29:53,574 I'll second that. 429 00:29:53,665 --> 00:29:54,294 Roll call, please. 430 00:29:55,944 --> 00:29:56,934 Director Espinoza? 431 00:29:57,024 --> 00:29:57,745 Yes. 432 00:29:57,804 --> 00:29:59,304 Director Tidholm? 433 00:29:59,394 --> 00:29:59,634 Yay. 434 00:30:00,384 --> 00:30:01,014 Director Holien? 435 00:30:01,584 --> 00:30:01,899 Yay. 436 00:30:01,975 --> 00:30:02,814 Director Alvarez? 437 00:30:02,965 --> 00:30:03,355 Yay. 438 00:30:03,415 --> 00:30:05,544 President Vann? Same. 439 00:30:06,774 --> 00:30:10,344 This motion passes four, zero, one. Thank you very much. 440 00:30:10,975 --> 00:30:15,534 8.4: Motion to approve revisions to salary schedules between the Highline School 441 00:30:15,654 --> 00:30:19,644 District and central office administrators and building administrators. 442 00:30:20,605 --> 00:30:22,105 Any questions or comments? 443 00:30:28,554 --> 00:30:30,804 Hear or see any, can I please have a motion? 444 00:30:35,274 --> 00:30:38,754 I move the Highline School Board approve the proposed salary schedule changes for 445 00:30:38,814 --> 00:30:44,514 non-represented central office administrators and represented 446 00:30:44,603 --> 00:30:50,364 building administrators for the 2026-27 academic year. May I have a second, please? 447 00:30:51,774 --> 00:30:53,215 I'll second that. 448 00:30:53,274 --> 00:30:55,225 Roll call, please. Director Holien? 449 00:30:55,704 --> 00:30:55,855 Yay. 450 00:30:56,304 --> 00:30:57,084 Director Alvarez? 451 00:30:58,344 --> 00:30:58,884 Yay. 452 00:30:59,004 --> 00:30:59,798 Director Espinoza? 453 00:31:00,144 --> 00:31:00,384 Yes. 454 00:31:00,534 --> 00:31:01,254 Director Tidholm? 455 00:31:02,064 --> 00:31:02,245 Yay. 456 00:31:02,995 --> 00:31:07,374 President Vann? Yeah. This motion passes five to none. Thank you very much. 457 00:31:07,870 --> 00:31:11,544 And that concludes our action items this evening. 458 00:31:12,144 --> 00:31:15,024 We have one intro and action this evening. 459 00:31:15,774 --> 00:31:18,654 9.1, and this is Motion to approve Dr. 460 00:31:19,344 --> 00:31:24,475 Duran's 2026-27 Superintendent Evaluation Focus Themes. 461 00:31:26,004 --> 00:31:31,284 Per board policy and procedure number 1630-1630P, the 462 00:31:31,314 --> 00:31:35,694 superintendent shall be evaluated using Washington Standards-Based Superintendents 463 00:31:35,754 --> 00:31:40,344 Framework. Each year, the board and superintendent shall mutually agree on the 464 00:31:40,374 --> 00:31:44,034 focus themes for the year from within the framework. 465 00:31:44,274 --> 00:31:48,009 This motion would approve four evaluation focus themes from the Washington 466 00:31:48,084 --> 00:31:53,484 Standards-Based Superintendents Framework for the '26-27 superintendents 467 00:31:53,634 --> 00:31:58,495 evaluation. The four focus themes are tied to the district's priorities and built 468 00:31:58,584 --> 00:32:02,064 upon the '25-26 superintendents evaluations. 469 00:32:02,725 --> 00:32:05,844 Any questions or comments that you guys would like to share? 470 00:32:08,874 --> 00:32:12,504 I do have a handful of comments regarding this. 471 00:32:12,894 --> 00:32:18,144 I think as a school board director and future Highline parent, I want to be clear 472 00:32:18,174 --> 00:32:23,019 that student success and academic achievement is extremely important to me, 473 00:32:24,204 --> 00:32:28,584 to our community, to our families, to our children. 474 00:32:29,754 --> 00:32:34,014 And in July, the school board adopted the 2026 through 475 00:32:34,944 --> 00:32:40,434 2031 strategic plan goals. The plan includes system-level indicators that measure 476 00:32:40,449 --> 00:32:46,134 student academic growth, achievement including reading and math growth, grade level 477 00:32:46,165 --> 00:32:47,574 proficiency in English, 478 00:32:49,284 --> 00:32:55,225 language arts, math, meetings-- Sorry I wrote this 479 00:32:55,314 --> 00:32:59,544 earlier, and I should have tried to remember it actually, but it's all right. 480 00:33:00,415 --> 00:33:04,779 Math and science, ninth grade course completion, and a high school graduation. 481 00:33:05,725 --> 00:33:10,764 Those are indicators of how we will measure our progress in Highline and hold 482 00:33:10,794 --> 00:33:13,434 ourselves accountable for student outcomes. 483 00:33:13,975 --> 00:33:19,404 I expect that progress to be tracked and reported so we can see where students are 484 00:33:19,465 --> 00:33:22,254 succeeding and where improvement is needed. 485 00:33:23,725 --> 00:33:28,704 I do not view the four superintendent evaluation themes before us tonight as a full 486 00:33:28,764 --> 00:33:31,495 extent of what I expect from 487 00:33:33,114 --> 00:33:38,004 Dr. Duran. These are areas of particular focus for the 488 00:33:38,019 --> 00:33:43,524 '26-27 evaluation and build upon last year's 489 00:33:44,484 --> 00:33:48,384 evaluation. The focus themes themselves also include student learning. 490 00:33:48,624 --> 00:33:53,529 One specifically calls for Superintendent Duran to ensure Highline policies, 491 00:33:53,605 --> 00:33:57,653 practices, and resources support learning for each student. 492 00:33:58,254 --> 00:34:02,034 The other focus areas address Highline's capacity to improve 493 00:34:03,564 --> 00:34:08,964 effective management of operations and providing the board with timely information. 494 00:34:09,895 --> 00:34:15,234 I do truly support Dr. Duran and these focus themes for his evaluation this year. 495 00:34:15,684 --> 00:34:20,245 I also believe that we can strongly support our superintendent while having high 496 00:34:20,304 --> 00:34:23,454 expectations. They go hand-in-hand. 497 00:34:24,084 --> 00:34:25,464 So I would 498 00:34:26,874 --> 00:34:27,355 move. 499 00:34:29,004 --> 00:34:31,194 May I move- 500 00:34:31,824 --> 00:34:33,969 Let's see if there's any other directors that- 501 00:34:33,984 --> 00:34:34,120 Yeah 502 00:34:34,165 --> 00:34:37,734 ... would like to comment first, and then I'll give you the honor to. 503 00:34:38,004 --> 00:34:40,765 Directors, any other comments or questions? 504 00:34:43,314 --> 00:34:46,434 Just questions in general or questions to the superintendent or 505 00:34:47,995 --> 00:34:49,194 any which way? Okay. 506 00:34:50,634 --> 00:34:56,364 So I know that we've had conversations about student outcomes, but we've had 507 00:34:56,395 --> 00:35:00,669 questions around student outcomes and how these proposed four themes 508 00:35:01,944 --> 00:35:07,074 capture that, and I know Director Holien just spoke to that, but if you could just 509 00:35:07,089 --> 00:35:09,924 share a bit about how you see this. 510 00:35:11,244 --> 00:35:13,855 Yeah, definitely. I would say that it would tie right back to our strategic plan 511 00:35:13,914 --> 00:35:18,234 goals and the indicators that we have created and that we're going to be using. 512 00:35:18,264 --> 00:35:21,324 We're using multiple measures to determine the outcomes that we're looking for, 513 00:35:21,414 --> 00:35:26,334 which include both academic outcomes as well as on the well-being of our students 514 00:35:26,605 --> 00:35:31,089 and how our system is doing overall to improve as a whole because we know that 515 00:35:31,134 --> 00:35:34,254 student outcomes are important. We know we have student outcomes and we have strong 516 00:35:34,374 --> 00:35:36,504 systems that are in place in order to support our students. 517 00:35:36,564 --> 00:35:40,734 So the indicators that we have right now are set up in a way where we have some 518 00:35:40,794 --> 00:35:44,049 that are coming from our previous strategic plan that we call now. 519 00:35:44,184 --> 00:35:47,919 We have some that we're working with in order to fully develop, and then we have 520 00:35:47,934 --> 00:35:50,994 some ones that are new that will take a little bit more time to develop. 521 00:35:51,025 --> 00:35:54,984 But I believe these indicators are going to help us collectively as a system to 522 00:35:55,044 --> 00:35:58,434 improve the overall outcomes and supports we have for our students. 523 00:35:59,544 --> 00:35:59,980 Thank you so 524 00:36:01,254 --> 00:36:01,269 much. 525 00:36:01,284 --> 00:36:04,044 Directors, any other-- I do have something but... 526 00:36:07,404 --> 00:36:08,574 No? Director Alvarez? 527 00:36:08,904 --> 00:36:11,154 No, I just wanted to say thank you for 528 00:36:12,894 --> 00:36:14,154 Director Holien for 529 00:36:15,384 --> 00:36:19,914 mentioning. A lot of times, if we were to spend here the whole time trying to 530 00:36:19,944 --> 00:36:23,934 explain all the things that we cover when we're behind closed doors around what 531 00:36:23,994 --> 00:36:27,084 we're measuring and what we're not, we did 532 00:36:28,764 --> 00:36:33,669 pick some of the four. So we chose to pick these four standards. 533 00:36:33,954 --> 00:36:37,043 Doesn't mean that this is the only thing he's being held accountable, right? 534 00:36:37,494 --> 00:36:42,714 And thank you for Dr. Espinoza for 535 00:36:43,284 --> 00:36:43,508 just 536 00:36:44,893 --> 00:36:47,022 These are all things that we have discussed. 537 00:36:48,072 --> 00:36:53,322 And it's hard to bring all this on the dais around every single little thing that 538 00:36:53,442 --> 00:36:56,623 we've discussed about what's really being 539 00:36:59,262 --> 00:37:03,567 measured, what's really being held accountable, because ultimately, this is 540 00:37:03,643 --> 00:37:06,792 something that if we are 541 00:37:08,442 --> 00:37:14,427 trusting, but also we are at verifying as we move along, 542 00:37:14,592 --> 00:37:20,277 and where do we course-correct? But where are we supporting as we move along as 543 00:37:20,352 --> 00:37:26,022 well? And so, I appreciate the fact that we can question, but yet we can move 544 00:37:26,082 --> 00:37:28,152 along. We're not questioning because we don't trust. 545 00:37:28,182 --> 00:37:32,441 We're questioning just to see also where can we come into play and to support. 546 00:37:32,592 --> 00:37:38,502 And I'm appreciative in, there's ways that we can work together because 547 00:37:38,592 --> 00:37:39,042 ultimately 548 00:37:40,512 --> 00:37:46,452 we want our students to have high expectations for them as well, for our 549 00:37:46,482 --> 00:37:50,382 teachers as well, for our staff. But as we all work together to make sure that's 550 00:37:50,502 --> 00:37:56,202 happening, and it's not in a way that we are undermining anyone 551 00:37:56,232 --> 00:38:01,407 because, we all want what's in the best interest for our 552 00:38:01,842 --> 00:38:06,732 district, for our students, for our staff, and for our superintendent as well. 553 00:38:07,212 --> 00:38:10,632 And I think that there's ways of doing these things and doing it together. 554 00:38:11,562 --> 00:38:12,222 So appreciate 555 00:38:13,542 --> 00:38:18,447 our superintendent. I appreciate the rest of the board directors who are really 556 00:38:18,492 --> 00:38:22,512 looking for the best interest. How do we move the needle in this? 557 00:38:22,902 --> 00:38:27,373 How do we get our students to graduate ready for the future they are choosing? 558 00:38:28,123 --> 00:38:30,522 Thank you so much for that, and I'll conclude it. 559 00:38:32,082 --> 00:38:36,717 Dr. Grant, your evaluations and your metrics of these standards, the 560 00:38:38,562 --> 00:38:43,977 buck stops with you, but it cascades down, right, to cabinet, to LEDs, to building 561 00:38:43,992 --> 00:38:49,587 leaders, to our teachers. So your goals ought to be their goals, and the success is 562 00:38:49,602 --> 00:38:54,582 going to be everybody, but the failures ultimately lies with you, but also with us 563 00:38:54,672 --> 00:38:55,842 as a board director. So, 564 00:38:57,162 --> 00:39:02,067 we encourage you, we encourage our staff and our community to support and get 565 00:39:03,462 --> 00:39:07,032 meet those numbers. And that we're doing this together, and it's not just you, 566 00:39:07,332 --> 00:39:13,272 right? This is us as a collective team getting to those metrics and having our kids 567 00:39:13,332 --> 00:39:17,952 succeed. So with that, Director Holene, I'm going to give you the honors here. 568 00:39:19,542 --> 00:39:25,002 It's a long one. I move the Highline School Board approve the following 26-27 569 00:39:25,062 --> 00:39:29,277 superintendent evaluation focus themes for the Washington standards-based 570 00:39:29,292 --> 00:39:34,902 superintendent framework. Standard one, theme E, mission, vision, and core values. 571 00:39:35,322 --> 00:39:39,822 Develops explicit strategies and processes to steady improve the district's 572 00:39:39,882 --> 00:39:45,222 capacity to improve. Standard three, theme C, curriculum, instruction, and 573 00:39:45,282 --> 00:39:49,842 assessment. Ensures that the district policies, practices, and resources support 574 00:39:49,902 --> 00:39:55,362 learning for each student. Standard seven, theme D, operations and 575 00:39:55,452 --> 00:40:01,242 management. Effectively manages key elements of district operations. 576 00:40:01,632 --> 00:40:05,862 And standard eight, theme C, collaboration with the board. 577 00:40:06,162 --> 00:40:09,882 Provides the board with timely information. May I have a second? 578 00:40:11,322 --> 00:40:12,582 I'll second that. 579 00:40:13,242 --> 00:40:13,887 Roll call, please. 580 00:40:14,802 --> 00:40:15,522 Director Tidholm? 581 00:40:16,632 --> 00:40:16,932 Yay. 582 00:40:17,562 --> 00:40:18,252 Director Holene? 583 00:40:18,643 --> 00:40:18,882 Yay. 584 00:40:19,092 --> 00:40:19,962 Director Espinoza? 585 00:40:20,292 --> 00:40:20,532 Yes. 586 00:40:20,652 --> 00:40:21,462 Director Alvarez? 587 00:40:21,672 --> 00:40:21,912 Yay. 588 00:40:22,002 --> 00:40:22,962 And President Bam. 589 00:40:25,212 --> 00:40:25,542 Yay. 590 00:40:26,022 --> 00:40:27,432 This motion passes five to none. 591 00:40:28,722 --> 00:40:31,782 Thank you so much. And that concludes our intro and action items. 592 00:40:32,547 --> 00:40:38,052 We have a few intros this evening. 10.1, this is motion to approve Synergy Student 593 00:40:38,202 --> 00:40:40,617 Information Systems renewal amendment. 594 00:40:42,192 --> 00:40:43,422 Any questions or comments? 595 00:40:48,042 --> 00:40:52,752 Hearing and seeing none. We'll move to 10.2, motion to approve Pacific Middle 596 00:40:52,842 --> 00:40:57,972 School replacement project, approval of contractor Skanska USA change order number 597 00:40:58,123 --> 00:41:03,432 seven, purchase order number CP240033. 598 00:41:04,452 --> 00:41:08,712 This item was originally on the August 19th board meeting agenda. 599 00:41:08,742 --> 00:41:10,602 It was pulled prior to introduction. 600 00:41:10,902 --> 00:41:16,752 So after some due diligence, this item is coming for introduction tonight. Dr. 601 00:41:16,782 --> 00:41:20,127 Grant, I believe you had some additional comments that you wanted to share on this 602 00:41:20,202 --> 00:41:20,412 item. 603 00:41:20,893 --> 00:41:24,268 Yes, I do. And, yes, I think in the due diligence, we've done some research on 604 00:41:24,312 --> 00:41:28,422 this, and in the spirit of the conversation we just had around my evaluation, there 605 00:41:28,452 --> 00:41:32,143 are times when questions come in, and we need to do some additional research and 606 00:41:32,172 --> 00:41:34,752 work. And so I humbly share this with you now. 607 00:41:35,862 --> 00:41:40,542 So the question was about how are we able to use bond dollars for the Pacific 608 00:41:40,692 --> 00:41:44,832 Middle School project to complete the, or to redo the tennis courts at Mount 609 00:41:44,893 --> 00:41:46,332 Rainier. So we've done some research on that. 610 00:41:46,393 --> 00:41:51,057 I want to share that with the board and public, so everyone's really clear on how 611 00:41:51,072 --> 00:41:54,432 and why we're able to do this. For the Pacific Middle School bond replacement 612 00:41:54,462 --> 00:41:57,582 project, Highline submitted this project proposal to the State of Washington 613 00:41:57,643 --> 00:42:00,837 Capital Projects Advisory Review Board's Project Review Committee. 614 00:42:01,572 --> 00:42:05,862 The committee approved the project, including a variety of sports fields located 615 00:42:05,893 --> 00:42:10,602 between Midway Elementary and Mount Rainier, and to the west of Pacific Middle 616 00:42:10,617 --> 00:42:14,082 School. This approved scope encompasses the tennis courts. 617 00:42:14,982 --> 00:42:18,297 Incorporating the tennis courts replacement in the existing Pacific construction 618 00:42:18,373 --> 00:42:22,557 contract is consistent within the scope approved by the state's Project Review 619 00:42:22,692 --> 00:42:27,822 Committee. It allows us to use the contractor, project management team, and 620 00:42:27,852 --> 00:42:33,268 competitively selected subcontractors already working on the site, reducing 621 00:42:33,312 --> 00:42:36,402 additional mobilization and administrative cost. 622 00:42:37,302 --> 00:42:42,297 District staff authorized up to $250,000 in work on the tennis courts through a 623 00:42:42,312 --> 00:42:47,143 construction change directive. That allowed demolition and initial work to begin in 624 00:42:47,202 --> 00:42:51,162 July with the goal of completing the courts before the school year. 625 00:42:52,032 --> 00:42:57,012 A misstep occurred when work continued beyond the $250,000 626 00:42:57,072 --> 00:43:01,257 authorization without receiving the additional approvals required from the chief 627 00:43:01,332 --> 00:43:06,177 financial officer and the superintendent to proceed, as outlined in board procedure 628 00:43:06,552 --> 00:43:11,262 9240. Once district leadership became aware that work had proceeded beyond the 629 00:43:11,352 --> 00:43:16,152 authorized amount, Chief Financial Officer Jackie Bryan stepped in and stopped the 630 00:43:16,212 --> 00:43:19,932 work. It remains stopped pending board action tonight. 631 00:43:19,992 --> 00:43:22,062 Or not tonight, but the next board meeting. 632 00:43:22,617 --> 00:43:25,182 I acknowledge that this should not have occurred. 633 00:43:25,227 --> 00:43:28,842 It is important that our team understands how the breakdown happened and how we 634 00:43:28,873 --> 00:43:31,332 will take the appropriate steps to address it. 635 00:43:31,362 --> 00:43:35,022 We're also looking into this matter and reviewing our processes and operational 636 00:43:35,052 --> 00:43:39,582 practices to identify improvements and ensure an error like this does not happen 637 00:43:39,702 --> 00:43:44,623 again. Approval will allow construction activities to proceed while final field 638 00:43:44,652 --> 00:43:48,702 coordination and pricing are complete, with the goal of making the courts available 639 00:43:48,762 --> 00:43:52,332 for student and community use as soon as practical. 640 00:43:55,272 --> 00:43:55,437 Thank you. 641 00:43:55,437 --> 00:43:57,582 Thank you, Dr. Grant for clarification on that. 642 00:44:00,822 --> 00:44:02,952 We have a few weeks to discuss that. 643 00:44:03,432 --> 00:44:03,702 So- 644 00:44:03,792 --> 00:44:04,482 President Bam. 645 00:44:04,722 --> 00:44:05,082 Yes. 646 00:44:05,202 --> 00:44:07,752 I just have a comment. I 647 00:44:10,182 --> 00:44:15,432 appreciate the clarification and being transparent 648 00:44:15,492 --> 00:44:21,342 about a mistake. It happens, about situations like this. 649 00:44:21,432 --> 00:44:27,042 So I just want to say thank you, Dr. Grant, for coming out and 650 00:44:27,672 --> 00:44:33,492 admitting that things happen. It's all right, but we can learn from it. 651 00:44:33,643 --> 00:44:35,442 We grow. So thank you. 652 00:44:36,672 --> 00:44:37,722 Thank you, Director Holene. 653 00:44:39,312 --> 00:44:40,962 Directors, any other comments or questions? 654 00:44:43,602 --> 00:44:47,143 Hearing and seeing none. Well, that concludes our intro items this evening. 655 00:44:48,522 --> 00:44:52,842 Would any director like to make a motion to move an agenda item to consent at the 656 00:44:52,873 --> 00:44:53,442 next meeting? 657 00:44:58,992 --> 00:45:03,897 Hearing and seeing none. Okay. With that, do I have a motion to adjourn the 658 00:45:03,942 --> 00:45:04,272 meeting? 659 00:45:06,612 --> 00:45:09,821 I make a motion we adjourn the meeting. 660 00:45:09,882 --> 00:45:10,842 Can I please have a second? 661 00:45:11,472 --> 00:45:12,312 I will second that. 662 00:45:12,792 --> 00:45:13,932 All those in favor? 663 00:45:14,772 --> 00:45:15,192 Aye. 664 00:45:15,657 --> 00:45:15,657 Aye. 665 00:45:15,657 --> 00:45:15,657 Aye. 666 00:45:15,732 --> 00:45:17,172 Yes. 667 00:45:17,952 --> 00:45:18,643 Any opposed? 668 00:45:19,062 --> 00:45:19,123 No. 669 00:45:19,542 --> 00:45:21,042 Hearing and seeing none. Thank you, everybody. 670 00:45:21,222 --> 00:45:23,322 Have a great first day of school tomorrow. 671 00:45:24,042 --> 00:45:24,972 Good evening, folks.