10%2014%202024%20Minutes.pdf

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School Board Meeting Minutes OAK HARBOR

October 14, 2024, 6:00 p.m. ss
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Oak Harbor PublicSchools 3505S. Oak Harbor Street, Oak Harbor, WA 98277 360.279.5000

Call to Order

Roll Call

Adoption of Agenda

Consent Agenda

A regular meeting of the Board of Directors was held on Monday, October 14, 2024, in
the Administrative Service Center Board Room and was available for live streaming.
President Lynn Goebel called the meeting to order at 6:07 p.m. and led the flag salute.

Board members Lynn Goebel, Jessica Aws, Nicole Tesch, Sharon Jensen, and Josh
MacLean were present. Student board representatives Maggie Litvachuk and Allena
Locklear were present.

The agenda was adopted by unanimous consent.

Director Jensen moved to approve the consent agenda. Director MacLean seconded the

motion. The motion passed unanimously.

2.01 Minutes of September 30, 2024 Board Meeting

2.02 Personnel Report of October 14, 2024
Certificated Staff
Leave of Absence: Rebecca Miller, Special Education-Resource Room teacher at
Oak Harbor Elementary School, effective February 2, 2025 for 12 weeks.
Retirements: Susan Briddell, LAP teacher at Oak Harbor Elementary School,
effective at the end of the 2024-2025 school year after 33 years of service with
the district; Michael Briddell, Science teacher at North Whidbey Middle School,
effective at the end of the 2024-2025 school year after 26 years of service with
the district; Therese Forster, 1st grade teacher at Crescent Harbor Elementary
School, effective at the end of the 2024-2025 school year after 40 years of
service with the district.

Classified Staff

Recommendations for Employment: Shelby Larsen, Food Service Worker at
Crescent Harbor Elementary School, effective October 1, 2024; Kimball Morse,
Facilities Department Secretary at Facilities effective October 7, 2024.
Resignations: Luke Bond, Bus Driver at Transportation, effective October 11,
2024 after three years of service with the district; Olivia Farrell, Bus Monitor at
Transportation, effective October 11, 2024 after six months of service with the
district.

Retirement: Kathy Sharkey, Special Programs Director’s Secretary at Special
Programs, effective at the end of the 2024-2025 school year after 21 years of
service with the district.

2.03 Payment of September 2024 End-of-Month Warrants. Payment of general fund
payroll employee warrants issued September 30, 2024, as follows: General Fund
Payroll Employee warrants 275777 through 275782; General Fund Payroll ACH
electronic transfer; General Fund Reissued SEBB warrant 275947; General Fund
Payroll Vendor warrants 275783 through 275807; all totaling $7,233,532.96.
Payment of general fund regular warrants issued September 30, 2024, as follows:
General Fund warrants 275808 through 275913; Capital Projects Fund #0 (Non-

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Public Comment

Teaching & Learning
Update | Smarter
Balanced
Assessment

Transportation
Report

Approval of
Superintendent

Goals for 2024-2025

Board Comments

Superintendent
Comments

Upcoming Meetings

Bond) warrants 275914 through 275917; Associated Student Body warrants
275918 through 275946; all totaling $1,395,079.46. Payment of general fund
payroll employee transfer issued October 9, 2024, as follows: General Fund
Payroll Employee ACH electronic transfer totaling $26,784.53.

2.04 Resolution 24-05 Cancellation of Warrants

2.05 Resolution 24-06 Four-Year Educational Programs and Operations Levy
2.06 Oak Harbor Education Association (OHEA) Contract 2024-2027

2.07 Oak Harbor Building Administrators Association (OHBAA) Contract
2.08 Agreement with Department of Enterprise Services

2.09 2410/2410P High School Graduation Requirements Policy Updates

2.10 3205/3205P Sex Discrimination and Sex-Based Harassment of Students
Prohibited Policy Updates

3211P Gender-Inclusive Schools Policy Updates

3246/3246P Restraint, Isolation, and Other Uses of Reasonable Force Policy
Updates

3432 Emergencies Policy Updates

4130/4130P Title | Parent & Family Engagement Policy Updates

5011/5011P Sex Discrimination and Sex-Based Harassment of Staff Prohibited
Policy Updates

6220/6220P Bid or Request for Proposal Requirements Policy Updates

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2.14
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Michael Walker, staff member, spoke about safety and legislation.

Director of Teaching & Learning Liz Ritz and Teaching & Learning TOSA Patsy Ramirez
presented an update on Smarter Balanced assessment interpretation and reporting.

Director of Transportation Cathi Gutierrez and Assistant Director Helen Erickson
presented an update on the work of the Transportation Department.

Director Tesch moved to approve the superintendent goals that were presented as a
first reading at the September 30, 2024 board meeting. Vice President Aws seconded
the motion. The motion passed unanimously.

Director Tesch reported on district and community events. Director MacLean
highlighted the upcoming groundbreaking ceremonies and City Council presentation by
Superintendent Kuss-Cybula. Student Board Representative Allena Locklear spoke about
the swim team and an AVID informational meeting at North Whidbey Middle School.
Student Board Representative Maggie Litvachuk shared about an upcoming meeting
with the high school ASB and her reading of the draft land acknowledgment at the choir
concert.

Dr. Michelle Kuss-Cybula recognized Indigenous Peoples Day and shared that the
student representatives will be getting student input on the land acknowledgement.

Regular meetings are scheduled for Monday, October 28, and Tuesday, November 12,
2024, at 6:00 p.m. in the Administrative Service Center Board Room. Groundbreaking
ceremonies for the new school construction projects are taking place on Tuesday,
October 22, 2024, at 1:30 p.m. for Crescent Harbor Elementary, and Wednesday,

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October 23, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. for Hand-in-Hand Early Learning Center/
HomeConnection. The annual OHPS Retiree Lunch will be held on Thursday, November
7, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. in the ASC Board Room.

Adjourn The meeting adjourned at 7:26 p.m.

Minutes prepared by Katey Andrews.

Michelle Kuss-Cybula, Ed.D, Board Secretary Lynn Goebel, Board President

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