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Colville, Washington
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, APRIL 24, 2024 6:00 PM
Members Present: Joe Fazzari, Bob Gumm, Dave Naff, Kim Gallo, Brie Zier, Eva McKeraghan, Student
Representative, and Kevin Knight, Secretary
Administrators and Guests: Zachary Levchenko, Jessi Olberding, Heather Judd, Brandon Judd, Ann McKern, Chris
Burch, Kellie Martinez, Tim Woodward, 46 guests and Heather Clark, Recording Secretary
1. Opening Items
1.01 Call to Order
President Fazzari called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM at the Colville School District Office.
1.02 Pledge of Allegiance
Flag salute followed.
2. Agenda/Recognition
2.01 Approval of Agenda
Agenda stands as presented.
2.02 Recognition of Public Comments
Guests were welcomed. President Fazzari announced citizens wishing to make public comment need to fill out a
comment card and return to Heather Clark. The Board recognizes the value of public comment on educational issues
and the importance of involving members of the public in its meetings. All citizens making comments are to go to
the podium, identify themselves and each presenter will need to limit his or her comments to three minutes.
People making public comment remotely were asked to sign up on the District web page. Citizens will be called
upon and unmuted when their name is called.
3. Presentation of Minutes
3.01 Minutes: March 27, 2024 Regular Board Meeting
Minutes stand as presented.
4. Programs/Awards/Recognition of Public Comments
4.01 Second Grade Reading Graduates
Ann McKern, Hofstetter Principal, introduced Hofstetter Second Grade Teachers and several second grade students
who have “graduated” from the Read Well second grade curriculum. A total of 35 students have graduated from the
reading program and are reading at a third grade level and beyond. The students were recognized by the Board and
given pins.
4.02 New CEA President and Vice President
Kris McKellar, Colville Junior High Math Teacher and CEA President, introduced next years’ CEA officers:
President: Chris Long, Vice President: Laura Ballance, Treasurer: Reed Benson, CEA Welcoming and Columnist on
Contract: Jenny Bohren, and Secretary: Kristie Shoemaker.

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Mrs. McKellar is retiring after 35 years in education.
4.03 Public Comments
None
5. Action Items
5.01 Policies – First Reading
Presented for first reading:
3000 Series – Students
3421

Child Abuse, Neglect, and
Exploitation Prevention

Revised

It was moved by Director Gumm and seconded by Director Zier to approve Policy 3421, Child Abuse, Neglect, and
Exploitation Prevention, for first reading. Motion passed unanimously, 5-0.
5.02 Policies – Second Reading
Presented for second reading:
3000 Series – Students
3231

Student Records

Revised

3520

Student Fees, Fines, or Charges

Revised

It was moved by Director Gallo and seconded by Director Naff to approve Policy 3231, Student Records, and Policy
3520, Student Fees, Fines or Charges, for second reading. Motion passed unanimously, 5-0.
5.03 Comprehensive Emergency Operations Plan
Presented for approval was the Colville School District Comprehensive Emergency Operations Plan.
It was moved by Director Naff and seconded by Director Gumm to approve the Colville School District
Comprehensive Emergency Operations Plan as presented. Motion passed unanimously, 5-0.

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5.04 Award Student Picture Bid
The District seeks Board approval to award the Student Picture bid and enter into a three (3) year contract, subject to
annual termination for unsatisfactory performance or product.
The District had two responsive bidders and a committee comprised of building administration met to review and
analyze bids. The results are tabulated below.
THREE-YEAR STUDENT PICTURE BIDS TABULATION
2024/25, 2025/26, 2026/27

Elementary Package #1
Elementary Package #2
Elementary Class Pictures
Student ASB Card

Leo’s
$18.00
$23.00
$12.00
No Charge

Dorian Studio
$20.00
$33.00
$5.00
No Charge

Secondary Package #1
Secondary Package #2
Student ASB Card

$18.00
$23.00
No Charge

$20.00
$33.00
No Charge

Due to prior quality of service and product, it is our recommendation to award the bid for Student Pictures for the
2024/2025, 2025/2026, and 2026/2027 school years to Dorian Studio .
It was moved by Director Gumm and seconded by Director Zier to award the student picture bid to Dorian Studio.
Motion passed unanimously, 5-0.
6. Discussion Items/Reports
6.01 Department Updates
Hofstetter Elementary School

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Fort Colville Elementary School

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Colville Junior High School
Student Enrollment: April 2024 - 376
The Raptor Update:
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March Recognition Assembly Update!
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Perfect Attendance
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We have 3 students at Colville Junior High with perfect attendance for the school year!
Congratulations and Way To Go to the following students:

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Donald Lenhard

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Jaden Lenhard

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Jaycee Zhu

Para Pro Dan Jackson is our last staff member with perfect attendance at CJHS!

Outstanding Attendance
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For the month of March, we had 51 CJHS students that did not miss one day of school and
8 Staff members!

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Rise Up Students of the Month for March
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6th Grade
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7th Grade
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Hayden Ortner, Brynn Green, Levi Seitters

8th Grade
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Ellie Snyder, Rishi Jaiswal, Audrey Wolfe

Aubree Kubesh, Westyn LaVella, Hallee Kroiss

Class Competitions & Spirit Stick Champs
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The 7th grade class made a clean sweep of the games during the recognition assembly,
winning the airplane challenge, chant battle, and ping-pong bounce off! They are in
control of the spirit stick for the 2nd month in a row and earned early lunch release for a
week!

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Spring Fling Food Drive Dance Update
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The JHigh wanted to share that we received a thank you card from the food bank and that we
brought in 420 pounds of food for the needy. The food bank wanted to share with the students of
CJHS that they were community heroes! Nice Work Raptors!

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April Safety Drill
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On April 18th, we ran our evacuation safety drill for the month. Students and staff always do a
good job of following the steps to our safety procedures as we continue to put safety at the
forefront.

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Washington State History Field Trip
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On April 17th, Mrs. Whitney's WA State History class took a field trip to the Steven's County
Historical Society "Keller Heritage Center." The trip aligned perfectly with the lessons in the WA
State History curriculum. The tour started with exhibits of Indigenous people of WA or Native
American artifacts and moved on to the Hudson's Bay Company and fur trappers and traders. It
also covered WWI and WWII in Stevens County. Outside, our tour guide showed us around the
mining, homestead, school house, blacksmith shop, and trappers cabin exhibits. Students
especially loved, or hated, the opportunity to go up inside the Graves Mountain Lookout Tower
which used to stand on Graves Mt. between Colville and Republic. Katie Tullen, the museum
curator, and her other volunteers were wonderful tour guides; it was very generous of them to

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open the museum, especially for our class. We also had an excellent bus driver who joined right in
with our tour!
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CJHS Leadership Teams Reflecting and Prep
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The PBIS Team, Student Learning Team, and Leadership Team at the JHigh have all been reflecting
on the work they have accomplished this year. Teams are looking at the feedback from students
and staff to prepare to improve systems and processes for next school year. All the team members
that have committed to leadership teams this year have gone above and beyond and their work is
appreciated!
Perfect Attendance

Outstanding Attendance for March

Rise Up Students of the Month

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Class Competitions and Spirit Stick

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WSH Field Trip

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Colville High School

Security
1.

Conducted a walkthrough of each school with IT and a representative from Absco to evaluate the cameras.
The meeting was to determine what the school district needs for upgrades and new cameras.

2.

Met with a representative from the US Border Patrol. They will be conducting Active Shooter training in
May. They would also like to schedule some walkthroughs this summer for their agents so they can become
familiar with the school’s layouts.

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3.

Continue working with Stevens County Emergency Management and ESD 101 planning the Active Shooter
Exercise for Stevens County at Kettle Falls SD this summer.

4.

Schools are conducting Evacuation Drills for this month’s emergency drill.

Facilities
During the first week of April (Spring Break), we rented a parking lot sweeper and cleaned all district parking lots.
Northwest Installation performed the annual inspection and service of all backboards, hoops, and bleachers. We
painted over the Indians logo on the varsity baseball concession with a base coat. The final coat of paint will be
applied when time allows. We also painted new four square courts on the Fort Colville playground.
The second week in April the Maintenance crew assisted the IT department with installing a new camera in the Aster
gym. While the lift was in the gym we ran new cable to the existing speaker in the gym, allowing communication if
needed to the class in the gym.
The third week of April we repaired parking lot lights at the Jhigh, and plan to have a new speaker system installed
in room 4 by the weeks end.
The Grounds crew are busy, as we have all of the mowers out. We have been painting, mowing, weed eating,
trimming trees and cleaning up all entry ways to all of our buildings. If the forecast holds true then we will be
turning on outside water/irrigation Monday, April 22nd.
As usual, I would like to thank the Maintenance crew for all of their work. If anyone has any questions, please feel
free to call me at 509-680-4001.
7. Superintendent’s Report
7.01 CHS Student Update
Eva McKeraghan, Student Representative, updated the Board on recent CHS activities:
ASB elections were held in late March. The 24/25 ASB Executive Board: President: Shaalin Jaiswel, Vice President:
Eva McKeraghan, PRM: Rachel Stutzer-Ferrell, Treasurer: Addie Marshall, Asst. Treasurer: Georgia Beardslee and
Secretary: Campbell Thompson.
CHS sent two teams to the SkillsUSA State Championships in Tacoma. Participants had to design and 3D print a
unique water bottle lid. Our students did a great job with one team placing 3 rd in the state.
On April 11 the Forestry class competed in the Stevens County Conservation District forestry contest at Douglas
Falls. Six students will advance to the competition in Wenatchee next week.
On April 17 freshman students took the PSAT and junior students took the SAT.
Fish Hatchery students successfully shipped out 2,000 rainbow trout to Rocky Lake, Big Meadow, and Sacheen Lake
on April 17.
The 3rd Quarter “B or Better Bash” was on April 18. 140 students qualified for the event.
This year’s Prom theme is “Masquerade Ball” and will be held on April 27.
Key Club will be hosting a Blood Drive on May 2.
7.02 District Update
We continue to monitor our four main goals of Attendance, Respect, Safety and Academics. Board reports and policy

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updates should align with these goals. An example is the JHS board report congratulating the staff and students
with perfect attendance.
As the school year winds down, we are very busy ensuring students finish hard, but are also making sure that we are
organizing for the summer and next year.
We are working with Vaagen’s to upgrade our ballfields at Fort Colville. We appreciate their crews that will be
working to help our facilities.
We recently received a grant to start the upgrade on the Fort Colville playground. Should come in around $200,000
for the upgrades.
Director Gallo and Director Gumm met on Friday April 19 to discuss the track project with an addition of a runway
for javelin. Our current javelin runway does not meet state standards.
8. Consent Agenda
Director Gumm reviewed the consent agenda this month prior to the meeting. Each agenda item 8.01 through 8.05
was noted.
It was moved by Director Gumm and seconded by Director Zier to approve consent agenda items 8.01 through 8.05
as presented. Motion passed unanimously, 5-0.
Items presented and approved:
8.01 Consent Summary
The April 2024 Consent Summary Report was approved.
8.02 Fiscal – Accounts Payable Check Summaries
April 2024 General and ASB Funds
202324647- 202324707
total amount: $31,502.05
134737 - 134798
total amount: $254,365.71
232410389 - 232410428
total amount: $368,961.57
202324708 – 202324737
total amount: $3,555.13
134715 – 134736
total amount: $70,736.11
232410368 – 232410387
total amount: $11,053.48
202324642 – 202324646
total amount: $941.93

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8.03 Fiscal –Budget Status Report, Monthly Payroll Summary, Enrollment
Budget Status Report for March was approved.
Payroll report for the month of March 2024, total payroll: $1,814,099.07
Enrollment: 1532.18
8.04 Fiscal – Personal/Professional Service Contracts, MOU/Grants/Donations/Fees
1.

A Master Services Agreement (renewal) between eLuma, LLC and the Colville School District. eLuma will
provide Colville School District with online Psychology services (1.0 FTE School Psychologist) for the 2024-2025
school year. To facilitate successful delivery of services, eLuma shall be responsible for the following:
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•
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Providing services through its secure video conferencing software;
Providing services meeting all timelines and deadlines;
Ensuring compliance with state and federal special education laws and regulations.

Total cost for services is $144,000.00.
2.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Clover Park Technical College (CPTC) and Colville
School District to govern the relationship in administering the College in the High School Program for the
2024-2025 academic year.
The College in the Hish School Program operated by CPTC is intended to provide access for advanced study for
qualifying high school students. Students will receive college credit from CPTC upon successful completion of
a College in the High School course.
College in the High School classes are free for public high school students.

A donation of $1,300.00 from Nancy Harshman to the CHS Equestrian Club ASB Account. Funds will be used for
meet expenses.
A donation of $1,200.00 from a Fidelity Charitable Donor-Advised Fund (Schrader Giving Fund) to Fort Colville
Elementary School. This donation is in memory of Karen Schrader Monasmith and is to be used for PE equipment
needs.
A donation of $500.00 from James and Sara Schrader to the CHS Girls Golf Team ASB Account. Funds will be used
for supplies and end-of-season celebration. This donation is in memory of Karen Schrader Monasmith
A donation of $500.00 from Richie and Peggy Richmond to the CHS Tennis Team ASB Account. Funds will be used
for supplies and end-of-season celebration. This donation is in memory of Karen Schrader Monasmith.
8.05 Personnel – Appointments/Hiring of Staff Recommendations
Certified Positions-New Hires for the 2023/2024 School Year:
• Wendy Rogers, Extended School Year (ESY) Teacher
Certified Positions-New Hires for the Upcoming 2024/2025 School Year:
• Nathan Ballance, JHS 8th Grade Science Teacher
• Jaelynn Skok, Hofstetter First Grade Teacher
• Curtis Corvino, CHS Designed Instruction (DI) Special Education Teacher
• Kaylee Hopper, Hofstetter First Grade Teacher
Classified Positions-New Hires for the 2023/2024 School Year:
• Diane Weaver, Extended School Year (ESY) Paraeducator
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Classified Positions-New Hires for the Upcoming 2024/2025 School Year:
• Lyndsi Foral, CHS Designed Instruction/Behavioral Intervention (DI/BI) 1:1 Paraeducator
Extra-Curricular/Supplemental Positions-New Hires for the 2023/2024 School Year:
• None
Extra-Curricular/Supplemental Positions-New Hires for the Upcoming 2024/2025 School Year:
• None
Retirements, Resignations and Other for the 2023/2024 School Year:
• Kristen Emert, resigned, Administrative Assistant (HR Coordinator)
Retirements, Resignations and Other for the Upcoming 2024/2025 School Year:
• Lacey Schumacher, resigned, JHS Intervention Paraeducator
• Taylor Jackson, resigned, Hofstetter Behavioral Intervention (BI) Paraeducator
• Greg Mace, resigned, CHS Social Studies/Weights Teacher, CHS Varsity Football Coach
• Bill Carpenter, resigned, CHS Assistant Varsity Football Coach/Summer Strength and Conditioning Coach
Leave of Absence(s) (LOA) for the Upcoming 2024/2025 School Year:
• Hannah Gormon, Hofstetter 1st Grade Teacher (returning 10/3/24)
Vacancy Job Postings for the 2023/2024 School Year (Opened Since the Last Board Meeting-Informational Only):
• Administrative Assistant (HR Coordinator)
• Grounds/Maintenance Technician I
Vacancy Job Postings for the Upcoming 2024/2025 School Year (Opened Since the Last Board MeetingInformational Only):
• Hofstetter Kindergarten Teacher
• Hofstetter Paraeducator
• CHS Varsity Football Coach
• CHS Assistant Varsity Football Coach – Defensive Coordinator
• CHS Summer Strength and Conditioning Coach
Transfers/Assignment Changes (for your information) for the 2023/2024 School Year:
• None
Transfers/Assignment Changes (for your information) for the Upcoming 2024/2025 School Year:
• Nikolay Romashevskiy, from Panorama Custodian to CHS Custodian – Evening Shift
• Jennifer Bruce, from Hofstetter Second Grade Teacher to Hofstetter .4 Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Teacher
• Lori Hale, from Fort Colville 1:1 Paraeducator to Fort Colville Designed Instruction Paraeducator
• Cheyanne Cable, from JHS Designed Instruction (DI) 1:1 Paraeducator to JHS Intervention Paraeducator
9. Executive Session
None
10. Adjournment
It was moved by Director Gumm and seconded by Director Naff to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed
unanimously, 5-0.
There being no further business to come before the Board, President Fazzari adjourned the meeting at 6:36 PM.

President
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