NORTHWEST EDUCATION SERVICE DISTRICT 189
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
REGULAR MEETING
Agenda
September 23, 2024; 8:30 a.m.
Chrysalis Inn | 804 10th Street, Bellingham, WA
1. Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance
2. Approval of Minutes
a. Approval of Minutes of August 26, 2024, NWESD Regular Board Meeting
3. Comments from the Public
4. Approval of Agenda
5. Consent Agenda
a. Approval of the General Fund warrants ##207266 through #207323 in the amount of $520,123.04 and accounts payable electronic wire transfer payment #000000081 in the amount of $478.10 and warrants #207343 through #207413 in the amount of $550,671.21 and accounts payable ACH payment #9000001696 through #9000001736 in the amount of $10,276.64 and warrants #207415 through #207416 in the amount of $325.00.
b. No General Fund Financial Report due to year-end closing.
c. Approval of August payroll warrants #207325 through #207332 for salaries in the amount of $18,110.17, #207333 through #207342 to payroll vendors in the amount of $41,382.12, repayment to accounts payable for health care authority costs in the amount of $295,313.00, reserve for compensated absence reimbursement in the amount of $15,019.37, an electronic transfer in the amount of $757,147.00 for payroll tax liability and DRS contributions, and an electronic transfer of employee direct deposits in the amount of $1,196,226.71 for a total of $2,323,258.09.
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 warrants #207324 in the amount of $201,293.18 and #207414 in the amount of $2,754.30.
g. No Unemployment Pool Financial due to year-end closing.
h. Approval of out-of-state travel in the amount of $29,855.44.
i. Approval of Personnel Report indicating terminations, hiring, and reclassification of NWESD employees.
j. No Election of Certificated Staff indicating hiring of certificated employees.
6. New and Pending Business
a. Approval of Job Description – Migrant Reengagement Case Manager
b. Revised Position Description – Senior Capital Projects Manager
c. Second Reading of Policy 6217, Electronic Funds Transfer; and Procedure 6217P, Electronic Funds Transfer Procedures
d. Policy Revisions:
i. Policy 3205, Sexual Harassment of Students Prohibited
ii. Policy 3246, Restraint, Isolation, and Other Uses of Reasonable Force
iii. Policy 5011, Sexual Harassment of District Staff Prohibited
7. Items for Information
a. Independent Contractor Agreements
b. Procedure Revisions:
i. Procedure 3205-P.1, Sexual Discrimination and Sex-Based Harassment of Students Prohibited – Grievance Procedures
ii. Procedure 3205-P.2, Sexual Discrimination and Sex-Based Harassment of Students Prohibited – Implementation Procedures
iii. Procedure 3211-P, Gender-Inclusive Programs Procedure
iv. Procedure 3246-P, Restraint, Isolation, and Other Use of Reasonable Force Procedure
v. Procedure 5011-P, Sexual Harassment of Staff Prohibited Procedures
vi. Procedure 5521-P, Tuition Reimbursement Procedure
c. First Reading: New Policy and Procedure
i. Policy 5012, Parental, Family, or Marital Status, and Pregnancy or Related Conditions of Staff
d. 2024-25 NWESD Departmental SMART Goal Reports
e. 2024-25 NWESD Organizational Chart
f. AESD Accreditation Plaque Presentations
g. Superintendent’s Report
i. Binding Conditions Update
ii. Legislative Visits
iii. Teacher of the Year, and Classified Employee of the Year Presentations
iv. District Leadership Team Visits
8. Items Originating with the Board
a. AESD/Legislative Report
b. Upcoming Conferences
i. WSSDA Annual Conference, November 21-23, 2024
ii. AESA Annual Conference, December 4-6, 2024
9. Executive Session – If Needed
10. Adjournment