NORTHWEST EDUCATION SERVICE DISTRICT 189
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
REGULAR MEETING
Agenda
September 26, 2022, 8:30 AM
La Conner Channel Lodge | 205 N. 1st Street, La Conner, WA 98257
- Call to Order / Pledge of Allegiance
- Approval of Minutes of the August 22, 2022, NWESD Regular Board Meeting
- Comments from the Public
- Approval of Agenda
- Consent Agenda
a. Approval of the General Fund warrants #203472 through #203529 in the amount of $740,427.91 and #000000054 in the amount of $1,966.31 and #203551 through #203640 in the amount of $282,755.93 and Accounts Payable ACH payment #9000000366 through #9000000395 in the amount of $8,207.69.
b. No General Fund Financial Report due to year-end closing
c. Approval of September payroll warrants #203534 through #203538 for salaries in the amount of $11,211.70, #203539 through #203550 to payroll vendors in the amount of $25,284.96, a repayment to accounts payable for Health Care Authority costs in the amount of $248,519.96, reserve for Compensated Absence reimbursement in the amount of $16,954.00, an electronic transfer in the amount of $556,023.29 for payroll tax liability and DRS contributions, and an electronic transfer of employee direct deposits in the amount of $832,598.64 for a total of $1,690,592.55
d. Approval of the Labor and Industries Trust warrant #203530 in the amount of $11.67
e. No Labor and Industries Trust Financial Report due to year-end closing
f. Approval of Unemployment Pool warrants #203531 through #203533 in the amount of $88,859.61 and #203641 through #203642 in the amount of $3,325.98
g. No Unemployment Pool Financial Report due to year-end closing
h. Approval of Out-of-State Travel in the amount of $15,804.65
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
6. Report to the Board
a. History of Educational Service Districts presented by Larry Francois
7. New and Pending Business
a. Approval of New Position; Software Support Analyst I
8. Items for Information
a. Independent Contractor Agreements
b. 2022-23 NWESD Departmental SMART Goals
c. NWESD 189 Districts’ 4-Year Budget Projections
d. Holiday Board Reception
e. Presenting Regional AESD Accreditation Plaques
f. NWESD Salary Review Schedule 2023-2026
g. Superintendent’s Report
i. NWESD District Leadership Team Visits
ii. ESD School Safety Center Performance Audit
iii. Statewide Classified Employee of the Year – Veronica Gonzales, Multi-Lingual Family Liaison, Mount Vernon High School
iv. Senator Wellman visit to La Venture Middle School
9. Items Originating with the Board
a. AESD/Legislative Report
10. Executive Session – If Needed
11. Adjournment