01%2029%202024%20Minutes.pdf

Parent document: Regular Board Meeting-02-12-2024.pdf

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School Board Meeting Minutes OAK HARBOR

Public Schools

January 29, 2024, 6:00 p.m. ———
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Oak Harbor Public Schools 3505S. Oak Harbor Street, Oak Harbor, WA 98277 360.279.5000

Call to Order

Roll Call

Adoption of Agenda

Consent Agenda

A regular meeting and executive session of the Board of Directors was held on Monday,
January 29, 2024, in the Administrative Service Center Board Room and was available
for live streaming. President Lynn Goebel called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and
led the flag salute.

Board members Lynn Goebel, Jessica Aws, Nicole Tesch, Sharon Jensen, and Josh
MacLean were present. Student board representative Maggie Litvachuk was present.
Josiah Villano was absent and excused.

The agenda was adopted by unanimous consent.

Director Jensen moved to approve the consent agenda. Vice President Aws seconded

the motion. The motion passed unanimously.

2.01 Minutes of January 8, 2024 Board Meeting

2.02 Personnel Report of January 29, 2024
Certificated Staff
Recommendation for Employment: Maribeth Wunderly, Special Education-
Resource Room teacher at Crescent Harbor Elementary School, effective January
19, 2024.

Resignation: Hannah Szilagyi, School Counselor at Oak Harbor High School,
effective February 17, 2024, after 1.5 years of service with the district.
Classified Staff

Recommendations for Employment: Lyndsay Murphy-Sweet, Special Education
Paraeducator-Choices (temporary) at Oak Harbor Intermediate School, effective
January 9, 2024; Jordan White-Frisbee, Carpenter-Welder at Facilities, effective
January 29, 2024; David Davenport, Paraeducator-Classroom (temporary) at
Olympic View Elementary School, effective January 22, 2024.

Resignation: Maribeth Wunderly, Paraeducator-Classroom (1:1 temporary) at
Olympic View Elementary School, effective January 18, 2024, to accept a
certificated position.

2.03 Payment of January 2024 Mid-Month Warrants. Payment of general fund regular
warrants issued January 16, 2024, as follows: General Fund warrants 273617
through 273707; General Fund ACH warrants 232400011 through 232400012;
Capital Projects Fund #0 (Non-Bond) warrants 273708 through 273712;
Associated Student Body warrants 273713 through 273720; Associated Student
Body ACH warrant 232400013; all totaling $574,392.06.

2.04 Resolution 23-12 Cancellation of Warrants

2.05 Non-Represented Employee Salary Schedule

2.06 Hand-in-Hand/HomeConnection Geophysical & Trench Study Amendment with
GeoTest

2.07 Hand-in-Hand/HomeConnection Building Commissioning Contract with Sazan

2.08 Crescent Harbor Elementary Building Commissioning Contract with Sazan

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Recognition of OHPS
School Board

Construction
Presentation from
NAC Architecture
& CSG

Student
Representative
Report

Superintendent
Report

Legislative Update

WIAA Update

December 2023
Board Financial
Reports

Board Comments

Upcoming Meetings

Executive Session

2.09 2023-24 Interlocal Agreement with Bellingham Technical College

Superintendent Michelle Kuss-Cybula thanked the School Board for their dedication and
pointed out the hung banners, posters, and artwork created by students as expressions
of appreciation for the board members’ voluntary service to the district.

Dr. Kuss-Cybula introduced NAC Architecture and Construction Services Group, who
presented an update on the construction projects of Crescent Harbor Elementary
School and Hand-in-Hand Early Learning Center/HomeConnection.

Student Representative Maggie Litvachuk shared that she enjoyed the board
appreciation lunch and heard good feedback from the State of the Schools event. She
highlighted athletics, music, NJROTC, and drama happenings throughout the district.

Superintendent Kuss-Cybula provided a high-level mid-year progress report and gave an
overview of the mid-year evaluation process.

Director Tesch supplied key dates for the current legislative session and spoke about
House Bill 1960 regarding the prototypical funding model which is currently in
committee.

Director Jensen, newly appointed WIAA Representative to the board, has started
receiving WIAA updates and will provide a report at the next opportunity.

President Goebel thanked Executive Director of Business Services Vicki Williams for her
20 years of service to Oak Harbor Public Schools. Dr. Kuss-Cybula presented an
overview of the December 2023 financial reports.

Vice President Aws thanked Superintendent Kuss-Cybula and the team for a successful
State of the Schools event and thanked Student Representative Maggie Litvachuk for
the land acknowledgement she wrote and read at the event. Director MacLean thanked
Oak Harbor Elementary School Principal Christina Merritt for a fun, engaging family
night last week. Director Jensen enjoyed her experiences with the high school mock
interviews, tree tagging at the Hand-in-Hand/HomeConnection construction site, school
board appreciation lunch at the high school, and State of the Schools. She shared about
meeting a teacher from another district who had President Goebel in elementary school
and thanked all teachers in the district for their positive influence on students. Director
Tesch spoke about how impressed she is with the IEP process and the work of the
Special Programs Department. She appreciated the showing of community leaders at
the State of the Schools event. President Goebel commented on her experience at the
board appreciation lunch and getting to spend time with students.

Regular meetings are scheduled for Monday, February 12, and Monday, February 26,
2024, at 6:00 p.m. in the Administrative Service Center Board Room. A study session to
discuss budget is scheduled for Monday, February 26, 2024, following the regular
meeting.

At 7:15 p.m., the board went into Executive Session to discuss the performance
evaluation of the superintendent, to return at 9:30 p.m.

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At 8:58 p.m., the board returned to Regular Session.

Adjourn The meeting adjourned at 8:58 p.m.

Minutes prepared by Katey Andrews.

Michelle Kuss-Cybula, Ed.D., Board Secretary Lynn Goebel, Board President

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