NORTHWEST EDUCATION SERVICE DISTRICT 189
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
REGULAR MEETING
Agenda
August 28, 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 June 20, 2023, NWESD Regular Board Meeting
3. Comments from the Public
4. Approval of Agenda
5. Consent Agenda
a. Approval of the General Fund warrants #204979 through #205098 in the amount of $1,023,995.87 and accounts payable electronic wire transfer payment #000000067 in the amount of $1,828.67 and warrants #205117 through #205182 in the amount of $167,474.97 and accounts payable ACH payment #9000000828 through #9000000877 in the amount of $16,561.98 and warrants #205185 through #205259 in the amount of $856,238.53 and an accounts payable electronic wire transfer payment #000000068 in the amount of $2,400.70 and warrants #206277 through #205333 in the amount of $241,240.07 and accounts payable ACH payment #9000000878 through #9000000929 in the amount of $17,890.01
b. Approval of the General Fund Financial Reports with the total ending net position equity in the amount of $13,962,596.01 (June) and $13,700,812.97 (July).
c. Approval of June payroll warrants #205099 through #205105 for salaries in the amount of $22,631.09, #205106 through #205116 to payroll vendors in the amount of $37,163.21, repayment to accounts payable for health care authority costs in the amount of $255,493.33, reserve for compensated absence reimbursement in the amount of $12,978.00, an electronic transfer in the amount of $661,981.92 for payroll tax liability and DRS contributions, and an electronic transfer of employee direct deposits in the amount of $999,044.25 for a total of $1,989,291.80.
Approval of July payroll warrants #205260 through #205265 for salaries in the amount of $16,685.58, #205266 through #205276 to payroll vendors in the amount of $36,495.36, employee refund in the amount of ($5,872.51) for overpayment of wages, repayment to accounts payable for health care authority costs in the amount of $259,743.33, reserve for compensated absence reimbursement in the amount of $12,906.83, an electronic transfer of employee direct deposits in the amount of $936,356.92 for a total of $1,881,148.25
d. Approval of the NW Workers Compensation Trust Financial Reports with the total ending net position equity in the amount of $452,083.96 (June) and $451,682.61 (July)
e. Approval of NW Washington Workers’ Compensation Trust Fund warrants numbered #205184 in the amount of $7,876.12 and #205334 in the amount of $3,877.08.
f. Approval of Unemployment Pool warrants #205183 in the amount of $1,776.83 and #205336 in the amount of $1,776.83.
g. Approval of the Unemployment Pool Financial Reports with the total ending net position equity in the amount of $11,996,368.56 (June) and $12,090,086.18 (July)
h. Approval of Out-of-State Travel in the amount of $19,379.65.
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
k. Conditional Certificate Request
6. Report to the Board
a. Cybersecurity – Les Valsquier, Director of Technology Services
7. New and Pending Business
a. Approval of Job Descriptions
i. Director of Teaching and Learning
ii. Family Engagement and Service Learning Specialist
b. Policy Revisions
i. Policy 1610, Conflict of Interest
ii. Policy 3122, Excused and Unexcused Absences
iii. Policy 3207, Prohibition of Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying
iv. Policy 3225, Program-Based Threat Assessment
v. Policy 3231, Student Records
vi. Policy 3241, Student Discipline
vii. Policy 5010, Nondiscrimination
viii. Policy 5225, Telecommuting Agreements
c. Retirement Notification
8. Items for Information
a. Independent Contractor Agreements
b. Procedure Revisions:
i. Procedure 3207P, Prohibition of Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying of Students Procedure
ii. Procedure 3241P, Student Discipline Procedure
iii. Procedure 3246P, Restraint, Isolation, and Other Use of Reasonable Force Procedure
iv. Procedure 4040P, Public Access to NWESD 189 Records Procedures
v. Procedure 5010P, Nondiscrimination Grievance Procedure
c. Surplus Disposal Report
d. November 5, 2023, Anticipated Ballot Measures
e. 2022-23 NWESD Departmental SMART Goal Reports
f. Superintendent’s Report
i. Meetings with New Regional Superintendents
ii. Update on Workforce Diversification and Equity Administrator Position
iii. Boeing Grant Award
iv. August All Staff Advance
v. Districts on Binding Conditions – Mt. Baker, La Conner, and Marysville
9. Items Originating with the Board
a. AESD/Legislative Report
i. AESD Executive Board Survey
b. Upcoming Conferences
i. WSSDA Annual Conference, November 16-18, 2023
ii. AESA Annual Conference, November 29 – December 1, 2023
c. ESD Board Elections
d. NWESD Board Retreat, September 24-25, 2023
10. Executive Session
11. Adjournment