NORTHWEST EDUCATION SERVICE DISTRICT 189
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
REGULAR MEETING

Agenda

May 22, 2023; 12:00 PM

Northwest Educational Service District
1601 R Ave, Anacortes, WA 98221

1. Work/Study Session: 2023-24 NWESD Budget Presentation

2. Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance

3. Approval of Mintues

a. Approval of Minutes of April 24, 2023, NWESD Regular Board Meeting

4. Comments from the Public

5. Approval of Agenda

6. Consent Agenda

a. Approval of the General Fund warrants #204657 through #204732 in the amount of $812,129.38 and accounts payable electronic wire transfer payment #000000065 in the amount of $1,791.10 and warrants #204750 through #204809 in the amount of $214,764.51 and accounts payable ACH payment #9000000707 through #9000000768 in the amount of $14,221.77

b. Approval of the General Fund Financial Report with the total ending net position equity in the amount of $13,555,518.58

c. Approval of April payroll warrants #204734 through #204739 for salaries in the amount of $13,864.11, #204740 through #204749 to payroll vendors in the amount of $32,410.18, repayment to accounts payable for health care authority costs in the amount of $257,842.99, reserve for compensated absence reimbursement in the amount of $13,004.67 an electronic transfer in the amount of $621,332.05 for payroll tax liability and DRS contributions, and an electronic transfer of employee direct deposits in the amount of $938,350.27 for a total of $1,876,804.27

d. Approval of the NW Workers Compensation Trust Financial Report with the total ending net position equity in the amount of $447,519.84

e. No NW Washington Workers’ Compensation Trust Fund warrants

f. Approval of Unemployment Pool warrants #204733 in the amount of $23,000.00 and #204810 in the amount of $1,776.83

g. Approval of the Unemployment Pool Financial Report with the total ending net position equity in the amount of $11,933,389.05

h. Approval of out-of-state travel in the amount of $10,429.70.

i. Approval of Personnel Report indicating terminations, hiring, and reclassification of NWESD employees

j. Approval of Election of Certificated Staff indicating hiring of certificated employees

8. New and Pending Business

a. New Position – Regional Bicycle Education Administrative Coordinator

b. Policy Revisions

i. Policy 4210, Regulation of Dangerous Weapons on NWESD 189 Premises

ii. Policy 5001, Hiring and Employment of Retired School Employees

9.  Items for Information

a. Independent Contractor Agreements

b. April 25, 2023, Special Election; Final Certificated Results

c. First Reading – Policy 5161, Civility in the Workplace

d. 2023 ESD Board Elections; WSSDA to Facilitate

e. Superintendent’s Report

i.  Update on Concrete School District

ii.  Regional Superintendent Vacancy Update

iii. 2023 AESD Accreditation Panels De-brief

iv. WASA Region 108 Recognition of AESD Accreditation Statewide Coordinator, Bob Estes

v. 2023 August Advance for NWESD Staff

10. Items Originating with the Board

a. AESD/Legislative Report

i. 2023-24 AESD Budgets and ESD Network Contributions

11. Executive Session – Review the Performance of a Public Employee

12. Adjournment