NORTHWEST EDUCATION SERVICE DISTRICT 189
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
REGULAR MEETING

Agenda

September 22, 2026 | 6:30 PM

NWESD, 1601 R Ave, Anacortes, WA 98221

This meeting will have a videoconference option available.  If you wish to observe or participate in the meeting via videoconference, please contact Jennifer Longchamps at jlongchamps@nwesd.org or 360-299-4002 to receive instructions for accessing the meeting remotely.

  1. Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance
  2. Approval of Minutes of the August 25, 2026, NWESD Regular Board Meeting
  3. Comments from the Public
  4. Approval of Agenda
  5. Consent Agenda

a. Approval of the General Fund warrants #211038 through #211077 in the amount of $498,567.19 and warrants #211078 through #211082 in the amount of $39,197.55 accounts payable electronic wire transfer payment #000000203 in the amount of $2,586.45 and warrants #211104 through #211151 in the amount of $493,248.39 and warrants #211152 through #211158 in the amount of $12,382.66, accounts payable ACH payment #9000004310 through #9000004348 in the amount of $16,466.56.

b. No General Fund Financial Report due to year-end closing.

c. Approval of August payroll warrants #211084 through #211094 for salaries in the amount of $14,260.69, #211095 through #211103 to payroll vendors in the amount of $59,673.69, repayment to accounts payable for health care authority costs in the amount of $369,211.00, reserve for compensated absence reimbursement in the amount of $18,823.41, an electronic transfer in the amount of $777,198.57 for payroll tax liability and DRS contributions, and an electronic transfer of employee direct deposits in the amount of $1,323,228.18 for a total of $2,562,395.54.

d. No NW Workers Compensation Trust Financial Report due to year-end closing.

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

f. Approval of Unemployment Pool warrant #211083 in the amount of $218,481.56.

g. No Unemployment Pool Financial Report due to year-end closing.

h. Approval of Out-of-State Travel requests.

i. Approval of Personnel Report indicating hiring, separation from employment, and reclassification of NWESD employees.

j. Approval of Election of Certificated Staff indicating hiring and separation from employment of certificated employees.

6. AESD Executive Board Briefing; Dale McDaniel, President

7. Board Report: School Nurse Corps; Sarah Barquero, School Nurse Corps Administrator

8. New and Pending Business

a. Revised Job Descriptions

i. Administrative Assistant

ii. Administrative Program Specialist

iii. Executive Assistant/Facility Manager

iv. Science Materials Assistant

v. Fiscal Technician I

b. Second Reading: Policy and Procedure 1321 – Retirement of a Policy

c. Approval of School Improvement Plans

i. Local Education Agency Consolidated Accountability Plan (L-CAP)

ii. Skagit Open Doors

iii. Whatcom Detention

9. Items for Information

a. Independent Contractor Agreements

b. 2026-27 NWESD Organizational Chart

c. 2026-27 Superintendent Annual Goals

d. 2025-26 NWESD SMART Goal Reports

e. November 3, 2026, Anticipated Ballot Measures

f. Cascade Bicycle Club Donation

g. Superintendent’s Report

i. Binding Conditions Update

ii. Legislative Advocacy

iii. Superintendent Visits

iv. Communication Listening Sessions

v. All Staff Advance (A Day of Learning), November 6, 2026

vi. Other Updates

10. Items Originating with the Board

a. AESD Report

b. Legislative Report

c. Board Retreat

11.  Adjournment