NORTHWEST EDUCATION SERVICE DISTRICT 189
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
REGULAR MEETING

Agenda

May 28, 2024, 12:00 p.m. Work/Study Session; 1:30 p.m. Regular Meeting

Northwest Educational Service District

1601 R Ave, Anacortes WA 98221

There is a Zoom option available for this meeting. Please contact Jennifer Longchamps (jlongchamps@nwesd.org) for the Zoom address.

1.  Work/Study Session: 2024-25 NWESD Budget Presentation

2. Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance

3. Approval of Minutes

a. Approval of Minutes of April 22, 2024, NWESD Regular Board Meeting

4. Comments from the Public

5. Approval of Agenda

6. 2024-25 Budget Hearing/Adoption

a. Resolution No. 2024-02

7. Consent Agenda

a. Approval of the General Fund warrants #206510 through #206591 in the amount of $615,510.56 and warrant # 206592 in the amount of $3,518.50 and accounts payable electronic wire transfer payment #000000077 in the amount of $3,284.30 and warrants #206614 through #206696 in the amount of $520,927.76 and accounts payable ACH payment #9000001395 through #9000001463 in the amount of $23,050.48.

b. Approval of the General Fund Financial Report with the total ending net position equity in the amount of $17,818,903.58 .

c. Approval of April payroll warrants #206593 through #206603 for salaries in the amount of $26,365.01, #206604 through #206613 to payroll vendors in the amount of $45,455.80, repayment to accounts payable for health care authority costs in the amount of $294,737.00, reserve for compensated absence reimbursement in the amount of $14,752.22 an electronic transfer in the amount of $738,557.26 for payroll tax liability and DRS contributions, and an electronic transfer of employee direct deposits in the amount of $1,164,005.46 for a total of $2,283,872.75.

d. Approval of the NW Workers Compensation Trust Financial Report with the total ending net position equity in the amount of $513,479.85.

e. No NW Washington Workers’ Compensation Trust Fund warrants to present.

f. Approval of Unemployment Pool warrant #206697 in the amount of $12,200.00.

g. Approval of the Unemployment Pool Financial Report with the total ending net equity position in the amount of $11,574,991.31.

h. Approval of out-of-state travel in the amount of $12,710.62.

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. Appointment of Members to the Regional Committee on School District Organization

b. Request for Approval of 2024-25 Salary Schedule

9. Items for Information

a. Independent Contractor Agreements

b. April 23, 2024, Special Election; Certified Ballot Results

c. Anticipated School District Bond/Levy Measures for August 6, 2024 Primary Election

d. Surplus Disposal Report

e. Superintendent’s Report

i.   Regional Superintendent Transitions

ii.  Binding Conditions Update

iii.  NWESD Superintendent Transition

iv.  Report on AESD Accreditation Panels

10. Items Originating with the Board

a. AESD/Legislative Report

b. Adopted 2024-25 AESD Association & Network Budgets

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

12. Adjournment