NORTHWEST EDUCATION SERVICE DISTRICT 189
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
REGULAR MEETING

Agenda

June 20, 2023; 7:00 PM

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

1. Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance

2. Approval of Minutes

a. Approval of Minutes of May 22, 2023, NWESD Regular Board Meeting

3. Comments from the Public

4. Approval of Agenda

5. Consent Agenda

a. Approval of the General Fund warrants #204812 through #204885 in the amount of $831,012.04 and accounts payable electronic wire transfer payment #000000066 in the amount of $1,684.13 and warrants #204903 through #204977 in the amount of $289,600.93 and accounts payable ACH payment #9000000769 through #9000000827 in the amount of $20,992.17

b. Approval of the General Fund Financial Report with the total ending net position equity in the amount of $13,423,656.03

c. Approval of May payroll warrants #204886 through #204892 for salaries in the amount of $19,370.72, #204893 through #204902 to payroll vendors in the amount of $35,091.82, repayment to accounts payable for health care authority costs in the amount of $255,688.33, reserve for compensated absence reimbursement in the amount of $13,011.31 an electronic transfer in the amount of $626,393.32 for payroll tax liability and DRS contributions, and an electronic transfer of employee direct deposits in the amount of $932,893.17 for a total of $1,882,448.67

d. Approval of the NW Workers Compensation Trust Financial Report with the total ending net position equity in the amount of $449,816.48

e. No NW Washington Workers’ Compensation Trust Fund warrants

f. Approval of Unemployment Pool warrants #204811 in the amount of $167,662.90 and #204978 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 $11,906,672.82

h. No approval of out-of-state travel requested.

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

6. Report to the Board

a. NWESD Content Area Coordinators – Deka Smith, Assistant Superintendent for Teaching & Learning; Elizabeth Hamming, ELA Regional Coordinator; Tina Mott, Regional Math Coordinator; and Brian MacNevin, Science Regional Coordinator

7. New and Pending Business

a. Second Reading – Policy 5161, Civility in the Workplace

b. Approval of Job Descriptions

i. Workforce Diversity and Equity Coordinator

ii. Behavioral Health Navigator

c. Approval of NWESD Superintendent Contract Renewal

8.  Items for Information

a. Independent Contractor Agreements

b. Surplus Disposal

c. 2023-24 Board Report Topics

d. Out of Country Designee

e. 2024 Teacher of the Year

f. Fiscal Year 2022 Audit Report

g. NWESD Values Statements

h. Northwest Workforce Development Council Donation

i. Superintendent’s Report

i.   John Fotheringham Memorial

ii.  Wayne Barrett Memorial

iii. AESA Business Strategy Framework Training – October 5-6, 2023

iv.  Implicit Bias Training – June 15, 2023

v.   2023-24 Equity Team Board Representative

vi. Update on Communication Specialist Replacement

9. Items Originating with the Board

a. AESD/Legislative Report

b. NWESD Board Retreat

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

11. Adjournment