Full Transcript for Bainbridge Schools set a course for the future

can 00:02:39.419 --> 00:02:40.834 call 00:02:40.877 --> 00:02:42.335 206-594-1010 or 00:02:42.377 --> 00:02:43.621 visit their 00:02:43.664 --> 00:02:44.264 website 00:02:44.307 --> 00:02:48.964 fieldstonecommunities.com. Also, 00:02:48.998 --> 00:02:50.017 as we are deeply 00:02:50.051 --> 00:02:50.899 grateful to the 00:02:50.933 --> 00:02:52.122 Suquamish people, we want to 00:02:52.156 --> 00:02:53.344 acknowledge that this is, first and 00:02:53.378 --> 00:02:54.091 foremost, their 00:02:54.125 --> 00:02:54.872 ancestral 00:02:54.906 --> 00:02:55.959 homeland, and that 00:02:55.993 --> 00:02:57.283 they have been the guardians of 00:02:57.317 --> 00:02:58.302 these lands and waters since time 00:02:58.335 --> 00:03:04.556 immemorial. When we 00:03:04.588 --> 00:03:05.694 talk about our 00:03:05.727 --> 00:03:06.833 children and youth 00:03:06.866 --> 00:03:07.874 growing up here, we 00:03:07.907 --> 00:03:09.111 can teach them to be 00:03:09.143 --> 00:03:10.282 better stewards of the 00:03:10.315 --> 00:03:11.291 land we 00:03:11.324 --> 00:03:14.952 live on. So, thank you to 00:03:14.987 --> 00:03:16.092 the Suquamish for 00:03:16.126 --> 00:03:17.024 being a good 00:03:17.059 --> 00:03:18.164 example in this 00:03:18.198 --> 00:03:23.552 matter. So, yes, 00:03:23.585 --> 00:03:24.493 you've had a lot of 00:03:24.526 --> 00:03:25.629 different 00:03:25.661 --> 00:03:26.894 community input into this process, 00:03:26.926 --> 00:03:27.705 starting, it 00:03:27.737 --> 00:03:29.002 seems, right at home 00:03:29.035 --> 00:03:30.170 with the people you 00:03:30.203 --> 00:03:31.273 work with every day, with 00:03:31.306 --> 00:03:32.246 students at all 00:03:32.279 --> 00:03:33.317 levels, and you have an 00:03:33.349 --> 00:03:34.485 impressive 00:03:35.166 --> 00:03:36.009 strategic 00:03:36.042 --> 00:03:37.242 planning steering committee that 00:03:37.275 --> 00:03:38.378 also includes people of 00:03:38.410 --> 00:03:39.189 all ages. 00:03:42.472 --> 00:03:42.768 Yes. 00:03:44.333 --> 00:03:45.018 Can you 00:03:45.049 --> 00:03:46.234 tell us a little bit 00:03:46.265 --> 00:03:47.387 about the process 00:03:47.418 --> 00:03:48.260 you went through to 00:03:48.291 --> 00:03:49.351 form the nine 00:03:49.382 --> 00:03:50.317 goals for the 00:03:50.348 --> 00:03:51.346 school district? 00:03:52.686 --> 00:03:53.874 Of course, I also want to 00:03:53.907 --> 00:03:55.162 mention that I am in 00:03:55.195 --> 00:03:56.087 touch with my 00:03:56.120 --> 00:03:57.011 colleague Bridget 00:03:57.044 --> 00:03:58.353 Lockett. Bridget is our 00:03:59.275 --> 00:04:00.387 communications coordinator, and she 00:04:00.419 --> 00:04:01.341 did a great 00:04:01.373 --> 00:04:01.977 job on the 00:04:02.008 --> 00:04:03.217 strategic plan. 00:04:03.623 --> 00:04:04.666 So I will sometimes 00:04:04.700 --> 00:04:05.811 turn to her, 00:04:05.845 --> 00:04:07.091 pass the word on to her 00:04:07.125 --> 00:04:08.000 so she can 00:04:08.034 --> 00:04:08.943 respond or 00:04:08.977 --> 00:04:10.349 add. You know, 00:04:10.383 --> 00:04:11.587 thinking about... 00:04:11.587 --> 00:04:12.825 Thank you, Bridget, for being 00:04:12.858 --> 00:04:13.093 here. 00:04:13.193 --> 00:04:14.255 Yes. Thank you for 00:04:14.298 --> 00:04:18.175 inviting me. Thinking 00:04:18.206 --> 00:04:19.173 about the strategic 00:04:19.205 --> 00:04:20.421 plan, actually, we used 00:04:20.452 --> 00:04:21.669 to have what was called a 00:04:22.636 --> 00:04:23.697 county improvement plan; It was a very 00:04:23.728 --> 00:04:24.851 valuable plan, it was 00:04:24.882 --> 00:04:25.974 really based 00:04:26.005 --> 00:04:27.190 on doing the right thing 00:04:27.222 --> 00:04:28.251 for our students and 00:04:28.282 --> 00:04:29.031 ensuring 00:04:29.062 --> 00:04:29.592 equity, 00:04:29.624 --> 00:04:30.653 focusing on ensuring that 00:04:30.684 --> 00:04:31.870 we provide 00:04:31.901 --> 00:04:33.086 learning and educational 00:04:33.117 --> 00:04:34.022 opportunities for all of 00:04:34.053 --> 00:04:37.543 our students. One 00:04:37.575 --> 00:04:38.503 thing he was 00:04:38.535 --> 00:04:39.431 lacking or 00:04:39.463 --> 00:04:40.167 needed 00:04:40.199 --> 00:04:41.095 improvement on was 00:04:41.127 --> 00:04:42.247 the way he measured 00:04:42.279 --> 00:04:43.431 success and had 00:04:43.463 --> 00:04:44.455 clearly defined 00:04:44.487 --> 00:04:46.727 goals. So we started by 00:04:46.766 --> 00:04:47.968 creating a 00:04:48.007 --> 00:04:49.287 committee that became the 00:04:49.326 --> 00:04:50.800 governing body for the 00:04:50.839 --> 00:04:52.313 strategic plan, 00:04:52.352 --> 00:04:53.865 and then we just started 00:04:53.903 --> 00:04:55.067 by analyzing our 00:04:56.347 --> 00:04:57.860 district improvement plan, which ran from 2020 00:04:57.899 --> 00:04:59.671 to 2025. This was 00:04:59.704 --> 00:05:01.017 our starting point. 00:05:01.117 --> 00:05:02.127 We reviewed this 00:05:02.159 --> 00:05:03.327 document, determined 00:05:03.358 --> 00:05:04.211 what 00:05:04.243 --> 00:05:05.221 was still very 00:05:05.253 --> 00:05:06.358 important to us, what areas 00:05:06.390 --> 00:05:07.558 needed development 00:05:07.558 --> 00:05:08.348 —measuring 00:05:08.379 --> 00:05:09.295 success was 00:05:09.326 --> 00:05:10.242 one of them— 00:05:10.274 --> 00:05:11.442 and where we wanted to 00:05:11.474 --> 00:05:12.074 go in the 00:05:12.105 --> 00:05:13.818 future. So, 00:05:13.850 --> 00:05:14.991 starting with this was 00:05:15.024 --> 00:05:16.230 important to acknowledge the 00:05:16.263 --> 00:05:17.338 work that has been done and 00:05:17.371 --> 00:05:18.577 then see where 00:05:18.610 --> 00:05:19.881 else we can move 00:05:19.881 --> 00:05:22.247 . We're like...I imagine it 00:05:22.281 --> 00:05:23.625 as roads, parallel 00:05:23.659 --> 00:05:24.865 paths going at 00:05:24.899 --> 00:05:25.657 the same time, with 00:05:25.691 --> 00:05:26.690 cars in 00:05:26.725 -->

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Because we 00:05:29.676 --> 00:05:30.837 had a 00:05:30.867 --> 00:05:31.814 strategic 00:05:31.845 --> 00:05:32.456 plan steering committee that 00:05:32.486 --> 00:05:33.525 was overseeing, 00:05:33.555 --> 00:05:34.411 but at the same time we were 00:05:34.441 --> 00:05:35.388 holding many 00:05:35.419 --> 00:05:36.519 different meetings with 00:05:37.374 --> 00:05:38.504 stakeholders to then 00:05:38.535 --> 00:05:39.573 inform the 00:05:39.604 --> 00:05:40.582 steering committee. 00:05:42.465 --> 00:05:43.521 So one of the things 00:05:43.553 --> 00:05:44.771 we did, besides 00:05:44.803 --> 00:05:45.667 just 00:05:45.699 --> 00:05:46.692 revising the 00:05:46.724 --> 00:05:47.941 neighborhood improvement plan and 00:05:47.973 --> 00:05:49.094 renaming it a 00:05:49.126 --> 00:05:50.376 strategic plan, 00:05:50.408 --> 00:05:51.432 because that's what it's 00:05:51.464 --> 00:05:52.393 called almost 00:05:52.425 --> 00:05:53.450 everywhere, was we wanted to 00:05:53.482 --> 00:05:54.699 call things by their proper 00:05:54.731 --> 00:05:55.724 names so people 00:05:55.756 --> 00:05:56.621 knew exactly what they 00:05:56.653 --> 00:05:57.989 were looking for. But one of the 00:05:58.018 --> 00:05:59.139 things we did 00:05:59.169 --> 00:06:00.142 early on 00:06:00.172 --> 00:06:01.027 was survey 00:06:01.057 --> 00:06:02.178 our stakeholders. 00:06:02.739 --> 00:06:03.907 We surveyed staff, the 00:06:03.938 --> 00:06:04.885 community, and our 00:06:04.917 --> 00:06:06.117 students and received 00:06:06.148 --> 00:06:07.379 many responses; this 00:06:07.411 --> 00:06:08.453 became a very 00:06:08.484 --> 00:06:09.653 important starting 00:06:09.684 --> 00:06:10.884 point for us to take this 00:06:10.915 --> 00:06:13.003 into account. And we had, 00:06:13.033 --> 00:06:14.012 and I can let 00:06:14.042 --> 00:06:15.081 Bridget talk 00:06:15.110 --> 00:06:16.208 more about it, but we 00:06:16.238 --> 00:06:17.395 just, I mean 00:06:17.395 --> 00:06:18.226 , carried notebooks around with us 00:06:18.256 --> 00:06:18.760 , 00:06:18.790 --> 00:06:19.443 trying to 00:06:19.472 --> 00:06:20.600 put different ideas 00:06:20.630 --> 00:06:21.372 on shelves, and we were 00:06:21.401 --> 00:06:22.232 constantly thinking about it 00:06:22.262 --> 00:06:23.527 . And when we 00:06:23.558 --> 00:06:24.210 got these 00:06:24.241 --> 00:06:25.452 internal 00:06:25.483 --> 00:06:26.631 survey results, we also 00:06:26.662 --> 00:06:27.780 started thinking about what 00:06:27.811 --> 00:06:28.680 else we need to 00:06:28.711 --> 00:06:29.642 look at from 00:06:29.673 --> 00:06:30.853 our current data 00:06:30.884 --> 00:06:31.908 and how are we going to 00:06:31.939 --> 00:06:33.088 address that? 00:06:33.352 --> 00:06:34.468 Bridget, if you want, 00:06:34.499 --> 00:06:35.616 you can talk 00:06:35.647 --> 00:06:36.732 more about how we 00:06:36.763 --> 00:06:37.942 conducted the SWOT analysis, how 00:06:37.973 --> 00:06:39.027 we looked at our 00:06:39.058 --> 00:06:40.144 different data sets: 00:06:40.175 --> 00:06:41.229 academic data and 00:06:41.260 --> 00:06:42.408 perception data. 00:06:42.611 --> 00:06:44.280 Yes. So, with the steering 00:06:44.313 --> 00:06:45.608 committee, as 00:06:45.641 --> 00:06:46.903 Amy said, there was a lot to 00:06:46.936 --> 00:06:48.202 consider. And we 00:06:48.236 --> 00:06:49.454 wanted this group of 00:06:50.570 --> 00:06:51.686 staff members...Even 00:06:51.720 --> 00:06:52.363 some of our 00:06:52.396 --> 00:06:53.445 staff don't 00:06:53.479 --> 00:06:54.798 have access to all of the 00:06:54.832 --> 00:06:55.846 K-12 data, so we 00:06:55.880 --> 00:06:57.064 looked at everything from 00:06:57.876 --> 00:06:59.161 state assessment results, 00:06:59.195 --> 00:06:59.905 Smarter Balance, to 00:06:59.939 --> 00:07:00.920 attendance, to 00:07:00.954 --> 00:07:02.239 the number of students 00:07:02.273 --> 00:07:03.457 participating in 00:07:03.491 --> 00:07:04.438 different clubs in 00:07:04.472 --> 00:07:05.588 high school, or 00:07:05.622 --> 00:07:06.670 sports, to our 00:07:07.685 --> 00:07:10.487 transfer choice data. We provided 00:07:10.519 --> 00:07:11.278 all of this to the 00:07:11.310 --> 00:07:12.543 steering committee members, and 00:07:12.575 --> 00:07:13.239 they were able to 00:07:13.271 --> 00:07:17.676 complete the document. And 00:07:17.708 --> 00:07:18.243 when they 00:07:18.275 --> 00:07:19.282 were done, they 00:07:19.313 --> 00:07:20.289 just found the 00:07:20.321 --> 00:07:21.202 strengths, 00:07:21.233 --> 00:07:22.115 weaknesses, 00:07:22.146 --> 00:07:22.933 opportunities, and 00:07:22.965 --> 00:07:24.098 threats for each 00:07:24.129 --> 00:07:25.199 set of this data, and it 00:07:25.231 --> 00:07:26.427 was all put together into 00:07:26.459 --> 00:07:27.403 one very big 00:07:27.434 --> 00:07:31.657 table. So, we 00:07:31.691 --> 00:07:32.873 had a lot of thoughts and 00:07:32.907 --> 00:07:33.886 stories from wonderful 00:07:33.920 --> 00:07:35.170 people about what they 00:07:35.204 --> 00:07:36.048 saw and how they 00:07:36.082 --> 00:07:37.331 interpreted it, and we 00:07:37.365 --> 00:07:38.581 put it all together; and, as 00:07:38.615 --> 00:07:39.662 you can imagine, there 00:07:39.696 --> 00:07:40.979 was a 00:07:41.013 --> 00:07:42.263 lot of information, but from this... 00:07:43.402 --> 00:07:44.285 Yes, and also the 00:07:44.318 --> 00:07:45.528 most diverse, 00:07:45.561 --> 00:07:47.355 right? Some of 00:07:47.389 --> 00:07:48.476 this was quite 00:07:48.510 --> 00:07:49.801 measurable, and some of it was 00:07:49.801 --> 00:07:50.617 purely qualitative. 00:07:52.220 --> 00:07:57.502 That's right. Yes. But it 00:07:57.533 --> 00:07:58.746 was good because we 00:07:58.777 --> 00:07:59.554 were able to start 00:07:59.585 --> 00:08:00.610 finding common 00:08:00.641 --> 00:08:01.480 themes in each of the 00:08:01.512 --> 00:08:02.724 different categories 00:08:02.755 -->

00:08:03.718 we saw in our 00:08:03.749 --> 00:08:08.754 communities. And that's when 00:08:08.786 --> 00:08:09.917 we began to understand 00:08:09.950 --> 00:08:10.758 that building a 00:08:10.790 --> 00:08:11.953 sense of community 00:08:11.953 --> 00:08:12.891 is very important. 00:08:13.975 --> 00:08:14.606 Academic 00:08:14.637 --> 00:08:15.679 achievement is always 00:08:15.711 --> 00:08:16.752 important, but it is also 00:08:16.784 --> 00:08:17.952 important to provide 00:08:17.984 --> 00:08:18.836 students with the right 00:08:18.868 --> 00:08:20.036 support to 00:08:20.067 --> 00:08:20.919 feel 00:08:20.951 --> 00:08:22.119 confident and teachers 00:08:22.119 --> 00:08:23.003 with the resources to be 00:08:23.035 --> 00:08:24.045 successful in the 00:08:24.076 --> 00:08:26.749 classroom. Then we 00:08:26.781 --> 00:08:27.890 talked about how to 00:08:27.923 --> 00:08:29.195 get these students out into the 00:08:29.228 --> 00:08:30.271 world, which was really 00:08:30.304 --> 00:08:31.119 important, and what 00:08:31.152 --> 00:08:32.033 tools and 00:08:32.065 --> 00:08:33.337 skills they needed— 00:08:33.337 --> 00:08:34.609 we saw that consistently 00:08:34.642 --> 00:08:37.781 in our data. And 00:08:37.816 --> 00:08:38.681 of course, from the 00:08:38.715 --> 00:08:39.995 school district's side, how do 00:08:40.030 --> 00:08:41.241 we be transparent? 00:08:42.953 --> 00:08:43.590 How can we be 00:08:43.622 --> 00:08:44.578 responsible 00:08:44.610 --> 00:08:45.502 stewards of 00:08:45.534 --> 00:08:46.522 taxpayers' money 00:08:46.554 --> 00:08:47.542 and how can we 00:08:47.574 --> 00:08:48.785 assure families 00:08:48.817 --> 00:08:49.709 that their children are at the 00:08:49.741 --> 00:08:50.601 center of every 00:08:50.633 --> 00:08:53.270 decision we make? So 00:08:53.304 --> 00:08:54.546 it was great—to have 00:08:54.580 --> 00:08:55.789 so much information, 00:08:55.823 --> 00:08:56.965 but it was also 00:08:56.998 --> 00:08:57.570 not easy. 00:09:00.066 --> 00:09:01.266 Yes, I was impressed 00:09:01.300 --> 00:09:02.123 looking at the 00:09:02.157 --> 00:09:03.460 beautiful document 00:09:03.495 --> 00:09:04.764 that you shared, and I'll 00:09:04.798 --> 00:09:06.135 point the camera at you 00:09:06.135 --> 00:09:07.233 , Amy, so you can 00:09:07.267 --> 00:09:08.090 show this " 00:09:08.090 --> 00:09:08.810 belonging, 00:09:08.844 --> 00:09:09.633 engagement, 00:09:09.667 --> 00:09:11.005 development," and also something that's 00:09:11.039 --> 00:09:12.273 not on the list, 00:09:12.308 --> 00:09:13.542 but I think is just 00:09:13.577 --> 00:09:14.880 as important, 00:09:14.914 --> 00:09:16.217 which we just talked about, is 00:09:16.251 --> 00:09:19.441 "governance." This 00:09:19.480 --> 00:09:20.988 means making sure 00:09:20.988 --> 00:09:22.072 that we both 00:09:24.278 --> 00:09:25.531 capture your successes 00:09:25.564 --> 00:09:26.751 and share 00:09:26.784 --> 00:09:27.971 them transparently with the community so that 00:09:28.004 --> 00:09:29.060 we can build 00:09:29.093 --> 00:09:35.840 trust. I feel like it's 00:09:39.182 --> 00:09:40.156 harder, especially for those of us who no longer have children in the school system, to keep up with the 00:09:40.188 --> 00:09:41.324 level of engagement 00:09:41.357 --> 00:09:42.460 and how 00:09:43.304 --> 00:09:44.537 public 00:09:44.570 --> 00:09:45.640 school learning is going today compared to the 00:09:45.673 --> 00:09:46.841 years when we 00:09:46.874 --> 00:09:48.074 went to school ourselves 00:09:48.107 --> 00:09:49.340 or helped our 00:09:49.373 --> 00:09:56.266 children. And you came up with 00:09:56.302 --> 00:09:57.337 these apt words: 00:09:57.372 --> 00:09:58.728 belong, engage, 00:09:58.764 --> 00:10:01.694 and thrive. And I would 00:10:01.729 --> 00:10:02.900 really like you to 00:10:03.727 --> 00:10:05.070 talk a little bit about that, because these are goals 00:10:05.104 --> 00:10:06.310 that are subordinate to 00:10:06.345 --> 00:10:07.688 them, but it seems to me 00:10:07.722 --> 00:10:08.997 that they 00:10:09.031 --> 00:10:10.341 reflect the schedule to some extent. 00:10:11.844 --> 00:10:13.222 Eh, priority. You can't 00:10:13.251 --> 00:10:14.288 thrive 00:10:14.317 --> 00:10:15.037 if you're not already part 00:10:15.066 --> 00:10:15.671 of the 00:10:15.700 --> 00:10:16.507 community and 00:10:16.536 --> 00:10:17.026 involved. 00:10:17.126 --> 00:10:18.418 Yes. Yes, thank you for 00:10:18.452 --> 00:10:19.667 noticing that, because 00:10:19.701 --> 00:10:20.713 it was done 00:10:20.747 --> 00:10:21.865 on purpose. So, as 00:10:21.897 --> 00:10:23.073 Bridget mentioned, 00:10:23.105 --> 00:10:24.186 we had a huge 00:10:24.217 --> 00:10:25.457 amount of information 00:10:25.457 --> 00:10:26.442 that we collected from 00:10:26.474 --> 00:10:27.555 our internal and 00:10:27.586 --> 00:10:28.635 external 00:10:28.667 --> 00:10:29.747 datasets. We also, 00:10:29.777 --> 00:10:30.438 of course, had the 00:10:30.468 --> 00:10:31.639 results of surveys of 00:10:31.669 --> 00:10:32.841 our staff 00:10:32.841 --> 00:10:34.735 , students, and families. And 00:10:34.768 --> 00:10:35.687 then we started 00:10:35.720 --> 00:10:37.000 looking at external 00:10:37.033 --> 00:10:39.506 pressures. Well, what should we 00:10:39.541 --> 00:10:40.610 do according to the 00:10:40.646 --> 00:10:41.631 law? You know, 00:10:41.657 --> 00:10:42.708 there are different laws 00:10:42.734 --> 00:10:43.758 that are in place for 00:10:43.785 --> 00:10:44.592 school systems, 00:10:44.619 --> 00:10:45.562 public school 00:10:45.588 --> 00:10:46.286 systems. So, 00:10:46.322 --> 00:10:46.994 for example, 00:10:47.030 --> 00:10:48.198 the need to have a 00:10:48.233 --> 00:10:49.472 plan through 2028 to 00:10:49.507 --> 00:10:50.675 ensure that we 00:10:50.711 --> 00:10:51.631 meet 00:10:51.667 --> 00:10:52.693 the needs of every 00:10:52.728 --> 00:10:53.649 individual student 00:10:53.684 -->

00:10:55.029 as we actually 00:10:55.065 --> 00:10:56.197 change at the 00:10:56.233 --> 00:10:57.047 state level the way 00:10:57.082 --> 00:10:58.321 students qualify 00:10:58.356 --> 00:10:59.383 for special 00:10:59.418 --> 00:11:00.600 education. It's like an entire 00:11:00.631 --> 00:11:01.780 podcast could be 00:11:01.811 --> 00:11:02.712 dedicated to just 00:11:02.743 --> 00:11:04.047 this. Eh, but that was 00:11:04.082 --> 00:11:05.073 something we really 00:11:05.109 --> 00:11:05.852 considered, 00:11:05.887 --> 00:11:06.666 trying 00:11:06.701 --> 00:11:07.869 to think about what other 00:11:07.904 --> 00:11:09.002 pressures we would feel. 00:11:10.174 --> 00:11:10.836 Of course, 00:11:10.871 --> 00:11:11.953 the technology has to 00:11:11.987 --> 00:11:13.874 be there. What we 00:11:13.906 --> 00:11:15.139 want to teach our 00:11:15.171 --> 00:11:16.046 students is that they 00:11:16.079 --> 00:11:17.214 use them 00:11:17.246 --> 00:11:18.348 responsibly, but 00:11:18.381 --> 00:11:19.613 also have 00:11:19.645 --> 00:11:20.748 safety mechanisms, and that they 00:11:20.780 --> 00:11:21.980 understand what it means 00:11:22.012 --> 00:11:23.212 to be a responsible 00:11:23.244 --> 00:11:24.217 user of AI, for 00:11:24.249 --> 00:11:25.217 example. Well, what does it 00:11:25.245 --> 00:11:26.238 mean to be really 00:11:26.266 --> 00:11:27.314 connected to where 00:11:27.342 --> 00:11:28.252 you live and have 00:11:28.280 --> 00:11:29.108 more 00:11:29.853 --> 00:11:30.625 place-based learning or 00:11:30.653 --> 00:11:31.480 more 00:11:32.225 --> 00:11:33.244 project-based learning? And as you 00:11:33.279 --> 00:11:34.248 mentioned, we have the 00:11:34.282 --> 00:11:35.716 Suquamish tribe. We 00:11:35.753 --> 00:11:36.781 have a ferry, you know, 00:11:36.817 --> 00:11:38.269 right next door. We have IslandWood in our 00:11:38.302 --> 00:11:39.310 backyard 00:11:39.343 --> 00:11:40.507 . We have a lot of 00:11:40.538 --> 00:11:41.706 opportunities, you know, 00:11:41.738 --> 00:11:42.937 we're literally surrounded by 00:11:42.969 --> 00:11:44.167 Puget Sound. Well, 00:11:44.197 --> 00:11:45.372 the opportunity to have this kind of 00:11:46.515 --> 00:11:47.473 place-based education that is 00:11:47.504 --> 00:11:48.276 relevant and 00:11:48.307 --> 00:11:49.358 meaningful to our 00:11:49.389 --> 00:11:50.439 students was evident 00:11:50.470 --> 00:11:51.703 everywhere. And so we 00:11:51.736 --> 00:11:52.825 took all these different 00:11:52.858 --> 00:11:53.816 pieces and then 00:11:53.849 --> 00:11:54.872 started to see 00:11:54.905 --> 00:11:56.160 these themes emerge, as 00:11:56.193 --> 00:11:57.720 Bridget said. 00:11:57.749 --> 00:11:58.763 We had so many 00:11:58.792 --> 00:11:59.892 different iterations, and we 00:11:59.921 --> 00:12:00.848 discussed them with 00:12:00.877 --> 00:12:01.977 all of our different 00:12:02.006 --> 00:12:02.933 groups: the steering 00:12:02.962 --> 00:12:03.831 committee, our 00:12:03.860 --> 00:12:04.786 administrative 00:12:04.815 --> 00:12:05.452 group, my 00:12:05.481 --> 00:12:06.176 student 00:12:06.205 --> 00:12:07.074 advisory 00:12:07.103 --> 00:12:08.387 board. And we looked at 00:12:08.421 --> 00:12:09.737 how we could connect them, 00:12:09.771 --> 00:12:11.087 how what we saw as 00:12:11.121 --> 00:12:12.298 emerging themes 00:12:12.333 --> 00:12:13.648 could be placed under 00:12:13.683 --> 00:12:15.033 one big idea. 00:12:15.133 --> 00:12:15.726 So the idea of 00:12:15.759 --> 00:12:16.650 belonging, 00:12:16.683 --> 00:12:17.838 of meaning, you know, 00:12:17.871 --> 00:12:19.157 understanding the power of words and 00:12:19.190 --> 00:12:19.949 how they are 00:12:19.982 --> 00:12:21.071 used to 00:12:21.104 --> 00:12:22.027 either facilitate 00:12:22.060 --> 00:12:22.588 a sense 00:12:22.621 --> 00:12:23.743 of belonging or 00:12:23.776 --> 00:12:24.964 hinder it -- 00:12:24.964 --> 00:12:26.151 that was very clear and evident 00:12:26.184 --> 00:12:27.405 in everything we 00:12:27.438 --> 00:12:28.957 studied. So 00:12:28.991 --> 00:12:29.843 this idea of ​​" 00:12:29.843 --> 00:12:30.559 belonging, 00:12:30.593 --> 00:12:31.888 engagement, development" 00:12:31.922 --> 00:12:32.706 was what 00:12:32.740 --> 00:12:33.967 emerged from the core 00:12:34.001 --> 00:12:35.160 themes, but even the 00:12:35.194 --> 00:12:36.216 words " 00:12:36.216 --> 00:12:36.932 belonging, 00:12:36.966 --> 00:12:38.261 engagement, development" themselves, 00:12:38.295 --> 00:12:39.386 we spent a lot of 00:12:39.420 --> 00:12:41.227 time on. Are these really the 00:12:41.259 --> 00:12:42.225 right words? 00:12:43.932 --> 00:12:45.053 Yes, I understand, it's 00:12:45.089 --> 00:12:46.356 almost, well, in a 00:12:46.392 --> 00:12:47.767 way, trying to find, 00:12:47.803 --> 00:12:49.178 I don't want to call it a 00:12:49.214 --> 00:12:50.552 brand, but a 00:12:50.589 --> 00:12:50.987 keyword. 00:12:52.057 --> 00:12:53.623 That's true, really. And it's 00:12:53.660 --> 00:12:55.032 almost like a reboot. 00:12:55.532 --> 00:12:56.599 You know, this came 00:12:56.632 --> 00:12:57.862 right after 00:12:57.894 --> 00:12:58.962 we had conversations 00:12:58.994 --> 00:13:00.224 about possible 00:13:00.256 --> 00:13:01.357 school closures and consolidations, 00:13:01.389 --> 00:13:01.972 financial 00:13:02.004 --> 00:13:03.234 instability, where 00:13:03.266 --> 00:13:04.302 we needed to 00:13:04.334 --> 00:13:05.531 really get back 00:13:05.564 --> 00:13:06.697 on track, 00:13:06.729 --> 00:13:07.959 understand that, and then 00:13:07.991 --> 00:13:09.091 be able to say to 00:13:09.124 --> 00:13:10.386 the community, "This is who we are 00:13:10.386 --> 00:13:11.583 , this is what we believe in and 00:13:11.616 --> 00:13:12.845 what we stand for, this is how 00:13:12.878 --> 00:13:14.107 we can make this 00:13:14.140 --> 00:13:15.402 promise to you" as a community, the 00:13:15.434 --> 00:13:16.438 broader 00:13:16.470 -->

00:13:17.667 Bainbridge Island community, and 00:13:17.700 --> 00:13:18.768 just think 00:13:18.800 --> 00:13:20.062 about what that means 00:13:20.095 --> 00:13:21.130 and what that looks like in 00:13:21.162 --> 00:13:22.069 each of our 00:13:22.101 --> 00:13:22.975 classrooms every day, on the 00:13:23.007 --> 00:13:24.172 school bus, 00:13:24.205 --> 00:13:25.402 how it's an extension of 00:13:25.434 --> 00:13:26.599 school, just as for the 00:13:26.632 --> 00:13:27.408 people in this 00:13:27.441 --> 00:13:28.573 space and in this 00:13:28.606 --> 00:13:30.956 district. So those words 00:13:30.989 --> 00:13:32.054 became really important to us 00:13:32.086 --> 00:13:33.215 , and I know 00:13:33.248 --> 00:13:34.248 you mentioned 00:13:34.280 --> 00:13:35.442 branding, and that's something 00:13:35.474 --> 00:13:36.701 Bridget and I have been 00:13:36.733 --> 00:13:38.946 thinking about a little bit. We were able to 00:13:38.978 --> 00:13:39.839 get some 00:13:39.871 --> 00:13:41.084 donations through various 00:13:41.115 --> 00:13:42.296 grants and agencies 00:13:42.328 --> 00:13:43.190 to put on a 00:13:43.221 --> 00:13:45.052 real launch. So 00:13:45.080 --> 00:13:45.912 we kicked off our 00:13:45.940 --> 00:13:46.440 August 00:13:46.468 --> 00:13:47.550 professional development 00:13:47.578 --> 00:13:48.632 for all staff 00:13:48.660 --> 00:13:49.188 with a giveaway of 00:13:49.215 --> 00:13:50.298 souvenir products 00:13:50.298 --> 00:13:51.203 . You know, to have " 00:13:51.203 --> 00:13:51.713 belonging, 00:13:51.738 --> 00:13:52.685 engagement, development," 00:13:52.710 --> 00:13:53.560 because we didn't want 00:13:53.585 --> 00:13:54.459 it to just gather 00:13:54.484 --> 00:13:55.523 dust on a shelf. And so that 00:13:55.549 --> 00:13:56.514 people don't just know 00:13:56.540 --> 00:13:57.348 about it, but live it 00:13:57.374 --> 00:13:58.239 every day. For example, 00:13:58.261 --> 00:13:58.935 we have 00:13:58.957 --> 00:13:59.762 badge ribbons that say " 00:13:59.762 --> 00:14:00.219 belonging, 00:14:00.241 --> 00:14:01.090 engagement, development." 00:14:01.190 --> 00:14:02.432 Yes, three years Bridget. 00:14:02.532 --> 00:14:04.003 We have bags. I don't know, 00:14:04.031 --> 00:14:05.061 Bridget probably has it 00:14:05.088 --> 00:14:06.246 right on the door. We 00:14:06.274 --> 00:14:07.221 have bags that say " 00:14:07.221 --> 00:14:07.806 belonging, 00:14:07.834 --> 00:14:08.921 engagement, development." 00:14:09.021 --> 00:14:09.964 We had a mom in 00:14:09.996 --> 00:14:10.688 Bridget who 00:14:10.720 --> 00:14:11.884 came up with a design where 00:14:11.915 --> 00:14:12.859 these fish are swimming 00:14:12.891 --> 00:14:13.740 together, they all 00:14:13.772 --> 00:14:14.810 belong to a school, 00:14:14.841 --> 00:14:16.037 even though they look 00:14:16.037 --> 00:14:17.201 different in shape and 00:14:17.233 --> 00:14:19.764 size. We have 00:14:19.798 --> 00:14:20.994 stickers and pens, we 00:14:21.027 -->

00:14:22.324 distributed stickers, and 00:14:22.357 --> 00:14:23.553 we managed to hand 00:14:23.587 --> 00:14:24.750 them out to students and every one of 00:14:24.783 --> 00:14:26.079 our employees 00:14:26.079 --> 00:14:28.361 . So, as we 00:14:28.392 --> 00:14:29.303 began this 00:14:29.334 --> 00:14:30.371 school year together, we 00:14:30.402 --> 00:14:31.533 consciously and massively 00:14:31.564 --> 00:14:32.664 launched this plan so that 00:14:32.695 --> 00:14:33.857 it would constantly live 00:14:33.889 --> 00:14:35.128 and evolve. So that 00:14:35.160 --> 00:14:36.185 if you ask 00:14:36.217 --> 00:14:37.338 anyone what 00:14:37.370 --> 00:14:38.523 BISD is, they can 00:14:38.555 --> 00:14:39.804 answer: belong, 00:14:39.836 --> 00:14:40.509 engage, 00:14:40.541 --> 00:14:41.214 thrive. 00:14:41.439 --> 00:14:42.646 And beneath these words are 00:14:42.680 --> 00:14:43.954 specific goals that are 00:14:43.988 --> 00:14:44.961 associated with them. 00:14:46.826 --> 00:14:47.760 For example, regarding 00:14:47.793 --> 00:14:48.494 belonging: 00:14:48.527 --> 00:14:49.695 improve students’ well-being by 00:14:49.728 --> 00:14:50.729 creating 00:14:50.763 --> 00:14:51.930 an environment where they 00:14:51.964 --> 00:14:52.698 feel 00:14:52.731 --> 00:14:53.432 involved, 00:14:53.465 --> 00:14:54.299 noticed, and 00:14:54.333 --> 00:14:55.134 connected. 00:14:55.632 --> 00:14:55.927 Yes. 00:14:56.268 --> 00:14:57.624 And also to teach students 00:14:57.624 --> 00:14:58.980 that their words and actions, 00:14:59.015 --> 00:15:00.267 as you just said, 00:15:00.302 --> 00:15:01.659 influence others and 00:15:01.693 --> 00:15:03.015 contribute to compassion and 00:15:03.050 --> 00:15:04.372 shared understanding. 00:15:04.702 --> 00:15:05.838 And while these are definitely 00:15:05.870 --> 00:15:07.072 soft skills, they are the 00:15:07.104 --> 00:15:08.078 foundation without 00:15:08.111 --> 00:15:09.052 which it is impossible 00:15:09.085 --> 00:15:10.351 to build effective 00:15:10.383 --> 00:15:11.585 classroom work, right 00:15:11.617 --> 00:15:11.845 ? 00:15:11.945 --> 00:15:15.069 Yes, definitely. So, 00:15:15.103 --> 00:15:16.352 each of the three areas 00:15:16.386 --> 00:15:17.567 has nine goals that are 00:15:17.601 --> 00:15:18.917 kind of embedded in 00:15:18.951 --> 00:15:21.042 them. Another point 00:15:21.074 --> 00:15:22.301 that we highlighted and didn't 00:15:22.333 --> 00:15:23.398 quite know where to 00:15:23.430 --> 00:15:24.269 put it 00:15:24.302 --> 00:15:25.399 required us to do 00:15:25.431 --> 00:15:26.766 many iterations. We 00:15:26.801 --> 00:15:28.143 have what we call a " 00:15:28.143 --> 00:15:29.485 graduate portrait 00:15:29.485 --> 00:15:30.929 ." So, essentially, from the 00:15:30.962 --> 00:15:31.761 first day of 00:15:31.794 --> 00:15:32.859 kindergarten to the 00:15:32.893 --> 00:15:33.792 last day of 00:15:33.825 --> 00:15:35.123 graduation: what do we want 00:15:35.157 --> 00:15:36.122 them to know and 00:15:36.155 --> 00:15:37.287 be able to do, and who have 00:15:37.320 --> 00:15:38.119 they become as 00:15:38.153 --> 00:15:39.418 individuals, through 00:15:39.451 --> 00:15:40.616 our influence, when they 00:15:40.650 --> 00:15:41.782 leave the system? 00:15:42.229 --> 00:15:43.290 First, in our 00:15:43.322 --> 00:15:44.383 initial 00:15:44.415 --> 00:15:45.669 District Improvement Plan 00:15:45.669 --> 00:15:46.601 , as in many 00:15:46.634 --> 00:15:47.855 strategic plans, 00:15:47.888 --> 00:15:49.077 you find a section that 00:15:49.109 --> 00:15:50.010 outlines our 00:15:50.042 --> 00:15:50.878 values, our 00:15:50.910 --> 00:15:52.415 beliefs. And we 00:15:52.446 --> 00:15:53.637 really got stuck on 00:15:53.668 --> 00:15:54.420 that because I didn't 00:15:54.451 --> 00:15:55.422 feel like I could 00:15:55.453 --> 00:15:56.550 go and say, 00:15:56.581 --> 00:15:57.709 "These are our shared 00:15:57.740 --> 00:15:59.005 beliefs." It 00:15:59.037 --> 00:15:59.953 seemed a little 00:15:59.985 --> 00:16:01.059 strange to me to speak for 00:16:01.090 --> 00:16:02.322 other people about what they 00:16:02.354 --> 00:16:04.887 believed. So we knew 00:16:04.922 --> 00:16:06.269 we needed a point 00:16:06.303 --> 00:16:07.581 of reference, our “north 00:16:07.616 --> 00:16:08.928 star,” but we didn’t want to 00:16:08.963 --> 00:16:10.172 base it solely on the 00:16:10.206 --> 00:16:11.105 actions of adults. 00:16:16.039 --> 00:16:17.146 For example, what we as 00:16:17.179 --> 00:16:18.352 adults consider 00:16:18.384 --> 00:16:19.655 necessary, so we ultimately 00:16:19.655 --> 00:16:20.893 settled on a “ 00:16:20.893 --> 00:16:22.164 graduate portrait 00:16:22.164 --> 00:16:23.337 ,” which encompassed everything 00:16:23.369 --> 00:16:24.314 we as a system 00:16:24.347 --> 00:16:24.868 consider 00:16:24.901 --> 00:16:25.976 most important for the 00:16:26.009 --> 00:16:26.660 implementation of the 00:16:26.693 --> 00:16:27.898 strategic plan 00:16:27.931 --> 00:16:29.169 and the successful graduation of 00:16:29.202 --> 00:16:33.464 our students. We 00:16:33.492 --> 00:16:34.314 want them to get 00:16:34.342 --> 00:16:35.390 started and 00:16:35.418 --> 00:16:36.183 achieve something 00:16:36.212 --> 00:16:37.288 truly positive, 00:16:37.316 --> 00:16:38.195 productive, and 00:16:38.223 --> 00:16:39.186 meaningful in their 00:16:39.214 --> 00:16:40.149 lives, whatever that may 00:16:40.178 --> 00:16:41.554 be. So, having 00:16:41.654 --> 00:16:43.182 Yes. And just as different, 00:16:43.220 --> 00:16:44.226 different fish are, so will there be 00:16:44.263 --> 00:16:45.567 different, different 00:16:45.605 --> 00:16:46.015 paths. 00:16:47.196 --> 00:16:48.318 Yes, and we want 00:16:48.349 --> 00:16:49.159 it to be really 00:16:49.190 --> 00:16:50.063 purposefully 00:16:50.094 --> 00:16:51.283 inclusive. I think 00:16:51.314 --> 00:16:52.090 Bainbridge has a 00:16:52.121 --> 00:16:53.238 reputation for being a 00:16:53.269 -->

00:16:54.045 very high- 00:16:54.076 --> 00:16:55.039 achieving institution, which is 00:16:55.070 --> 00:16:55.970 true, but we 00:16:56.001 --> 00:16:56.839 also need to 00:16:56.870 --> 00:16:57.770 dispel the myth that the 00:16:57.801 --> 00:16:58.670 only way is a 00:16:58.701 --> 00:16:59.881 four-year college. 00:17:00.077 --> 00:17:01.470 Uh, and really, you know, 00:17:01.506 --> 00:17:02.828 trying to engage 00:17:02.864 --> 00:17:04.187 and embrace the idea that there 00:17:04.222 --> 00:17:05.438 are many 00:17:05.473 --> 00:17:07.462 different paths. And when 00:17:07.496 --> 00:17:08.512 you graduate, it's 00:17:08.546 --> 00:17:09.495 important to have these 00:17:09.529 --> 00:17:10.816 basic skills, and it 00:17:10.850 --> 00:17:11.765 doesn't determine whether 00:17:11.799 --> 00:17:12.680 you should go down 00:17:12.713 --> 00:17:13.899 any particular 00:17:13.933 --> 00:17:15.119 path after school 00:17:15.153 --> 00:17:16.305 or not, you know, it's like being 00:17:16.339 --> 00:17:17.185 ready for 00:17:17.219 --> 00:17:18.236 college, for a career, for 00:17:18.270 --> 00:17:19.455 life, whatever that might be 00:17:19.489 --> 00:17:20.885 for you. So 00:17:20.915 --> 00:17:21.442 the desire 00:17:21.471 --> 00:17:22.497 to make sure that this was a 00:17:22.526 --> 00:17:23.434 very inclusive 00:17:23.464 --> 00:17:24.548 document was also 00:17:24.577 --> 00:17:25.654 important to us. And 00:17:25.689 --> 00:17:26.689 so it doesn't just 00:17:26.723 --> 00:17:27.792 cater to one 00:17:27.827 --> 00:17:28.620 idea of ​​high 00:17:28.654 --> 00:17:29.861 achievement, uh, 00:17:29.896 --> 00:17:31.240 because that might be something that 00:17:31.275 --> 00:17:32.447 I think is 00:17:32.482 --> 00:17:33.654 misunderstood or, uh, a 00:17:33.689 --> 00:17:34.723 common belief in 00:17:34.758 --> 00:17:36.102 our community and beyond 00:17:36.137 --> 00:17:36.758 . 00:17:36.858 --> 00:17:38.131 Yes, our culture, 00:17:38.168 --> 00:17:40.568 definitely. And one of the 00:17:40.603 --> 00:17:41.535 ways that, you 00:17:41.569 --> 00:17:42.605 know, schools are ranked 00:17:42.640 --> 00:17:43.986 is by the number of, 00:17:44.021 --> 00:17:45.057 uh, well, their 00:17:45.091 --> 00:17:46.369 test scores 00:17:46.403 --> 00:17:47.716 and the number of people 00:17:47.750 --> 00:17:48.924 who get into 00:17:48.959 --> 00:17:50.029 colleges, if you 00:17:50.064 --> 00:17:51.376 rank different schools across the 00:17:51.410 --> 00:17:55.451 country. And, I 00:17:55.487 --> 00:17:56.804 think, based on 00:17:57.836 --> 00:17:59.081 parents' own experience, it is very valuable 00:17:59.117 --> 00:18:00.434 to say: yes, this is one 00:18:00.469 --> 00:18:01.822 indicator, but it is 00:18:01.858 --> 00:18:02.961 by no means the only 00:18:02.996 --> 00:18:03.602 indicator. 00:18:04.641 --> 00:18:06.336 That's right. Yes, this is very 00:18:06.375 --> 00:18:06.954 important. 00:18:08.226 --> 00:18:09.324 So, this last 00:18:09.357 --> 00:18:10.256 section, after " 00:18:10.256 --> 00:18:11.088 prosperity," 00:18:11.121 --> 00:18:11.954 is called " 00:18:11.954 --> 00:18:14.940 management." I don't know, 00:18:14.974 --> 00:18:16.207 Bridget, if you want to 00:18:16.241 --> 00:18:17.543 talk a little bit about the 00:18:17.577 --> 00:18:18.536 idea of ​​what we 00:18:18.571 --> 00:18:19.667 want to capture and 00:18:19.701 --> 00:18:20.729 share when 00:18:20.763 --> 00:18:21.516 we look at 00:18:21.551 --> 00:18:22.202 metrics. 00:18:23.692 --> 00:18:24.795 Well, as Amy said, 00:18:24.831 --> 00:18:26.041 there were a lot of different 00:18:26.076 --> 00:18:27.002 committees that 00:18:27.038 --> 00:18:29.536 discussed it. And " 00:18:29.536 --> 00:18:30.844 management" was a very 00:18:30.878 --> 00:18:32.014 important part of 00:18:32.048 --> 00:18:35.686 our conversations. And it was 00:18:35.720 --> 00:18:36.931 interesting because goals 00:18:36.965 --> 00:18:37.873 eight and nine 00:18:37.906 --> 00:18:39.218 are really the foundation for the 00:18:39.252 --> 00:18:39.958 other three 00:18:39.992 --> 00:18:42.498 areas of the plan. And 00:18:42.530 --> 00:18:43.335 so when I, I'm a 00:18:43.367 --> 00:18:44.623 graphic designer, and 00:18:44.656 --> 00:18:45.783 when I imagined this, " 00:18:45.783 --> 00:18:46.910 governance" really 00:18:46.942 --> 00:18:47.941 lies at the heart of " 00:18:47.941 --> 00:18:48.778 belonging," " 00:18:48.778 --> 00:18:49.808 engagement," and " 00:18:49.808 --> 00:18:51.064 thriving," because 00:18:51.097 --> 00:18:51.998 we have to be 00:18:52.031 --> 00:18:53.126 transparent in our 00:18:53.158 --> 00:18:54.119 communication. We 00:18:54.150 --> 00:18:54.845 must be 00:18:54.875 --> 00:18:55.419 financially 00:18:55.449 --> 00:18:57.210 responsible. We 00:18:57.242 --> 00:18:58.489 must do all of this 00:18:58.489 --> 00:18:59.480 to be able to 00:18:59.512 --> 00:19:00.727 support students and 00:19:00.759 --> 00:19:01.622 run the 00:19:01.654 --> 00:19:04.580 school district well. And 00:19:04.615 --> 00:19:05.808 that's why this " 00:19:05.808 --> 00:19:06.897 management" part is so 00:19:06.932 --> 00:19:08.387 critical. And this, you could 00:19:08.419 --> 00:19:09.553 say, is the foundation 00:19:09.585 --> 00:19:10.816 on which 00:19:10.848 --> 00:19:11.399 this entire 00:19:11.431 --> 00:19:12.533 strategic plan is built. 00:19:12.633 --> 00:19:13.997 And these goals, these goals, I 00:19:14.036 --> 00:19:15.244 mean goals 00:19:15.283 --> 00:19:16.786 eight and nine. So, 00:19:16.820 --> 00:19:18.170 we talked about how there 00:19:18.204 --> 00:19:19.138 are three or four 00:19:19.173 --> 00:19:20.314 main concepts, and 00:19:20.349 --> 00:19:21.664 under them are the corresponding 00:19:21.698 --> 00:19:22.757 goals. They have a different 00:19:22.790 --> 00:19:23.859 number of goals, and 00:19:23.891 --> 00:19:25.154 they are separate for each area 00:19:25.186 --> 00:19:27.426 . And the eighth is

00:19:27.460 --> 00:19:28.507 strengthening trust 00:19:28.541 --> 00:19:29.386 through transparent 00:19:29.419 --> 00:19:32.138 communication. I won't 00:19:32.175 --> 00:19:33.521 read everything, 00:19:33.558 --> 00:19:34.868 but it's about ensuring an 00:19:34.904 --> 00:19:36.178 interaction that 00:19:36.215 --> 00:19:37.379 values ​​feedback from 00:19:37.416 --> 00:19:38.799 students, the community, families, 00:19:38.835 --> 00:19:40.182 and, of course, the staff 00:19:40.218 --> 00:19:43.583 who work there. And 00:19:43.615 --> 00:19:44.807 another goal, the ninth, 00:19:44.807 --> 00:19:45.902 is to optimize and 00:19:45.934 --> 00:19:46.771 responsibly 00:19:46.803 --> 00:19:48.027 allocate resources 00:19:48.059 --> 00:19:49.154 so that we 00:19:49.186 --> 00:19:50.152 use 00:19:50.185 --> 00:19:51.118 taxpayers' money rationally 00:19:51.151 --> 00:19:51.763 and 00:19:51.795 --> 00:19:53.051 use existing 00:19:53.083 --> 00:19:53.598 facilities with 00:19:53.630 --> 00:19:54.403 maximum 00:19:54.435 --> 00:19:58.479 efficiency. And these are, 00:19:58.515 --> 00:19:59.705 in fact, the goals that 00:19:59.741 --> 00:20:01.003 are under 00:20:01.039 --> 00:20:02.373 point nine, and you say, 00:20:02.409 --> 00:20:03.634 Bridget, that this is like the 00:20:03.670 --> 00:20:04.644 foundation on which everything else 00:20:04.680 --> 00:20:06.086 is based or under which 00:20:06.122 --> 00:20:07.168 everything else works. 00:20:09.412 --> 00:20:09.707 Yes. 00:20:09.870 --> 00:20:11.916 Aha. In fact, we were 00:20:11.949 --> 00:20:12.900 looking at one 00:20:12.933 --> 00:20:14.213 option, and Bridget and 00:20:14.246 --> 00:20:15.197 another person—my 00:20:15.197 --> 00:20:16.280 father, who is also a 00:20:16.313 --> 00:20:17.462 graphic designer 00:20:17.494 --> 00:20:18.413 or artist— 00:20:18.413 --> 00:20:19.430 created part of 00:20:19.463 --> 00:20:20.546 our design (you 00:20:20.579 --> 00:20:21.334 can even 00:20:21.366 --> 00:20:22.088 see it in " 00:20:22.088 --> 00:20:23.368 prosperity" everywhere 00:20:23.368 --> 00:20:24.024 ) where the tree 00:20:24.057 --> 00:20:24.779 represented 00:20:24.812 --> 00:20:25.632 governance as a 00:20:25.665 --> 00:20:26.584 foundation, like the 00:20:26.617 --> 00:20:27.864 roots that allow 00:20:27.896 --> 00:20:29.111 everything else to grow. 00:20:32.793 --> 00:20:33.865 Because if we 00:20:33.898 --> 00:20:35.138 don't have trust and there's not 00:20:35.171 --> 00:20:36.109 that transparent, 00:20:36.143 --> 00:20:37.449 personal commitment to 00:20:37.483 --> 00:20:38.354 each other as a 00:20:38.387 --> 00:20:39.694 community—of course, as a 00:20:39.727 --> 00:20:40.934 district, but also as a broader 00:20:40.967 --> 00:20:42.106 community—it's hard 00:20:42.140 --> 00:20:43.413 to feel like we can 00:20:43.446 --> 00:20:44.217 do anything 00:20:44.250 --> 00:20:44.954 worthwhile and 00:20:44.987 --> 00:20:46.260 purposeful if there's 00:20:46.294 --> 00:20:46.964 doubt about the 00:20:46.997 --> 00:20:48.203 integrity of all of these 00:20:48.237 --> 00:20:53.592 things. Our community, and 00:20:53.624 --> 00:20:54.647 I truly believe the 00:20:54.679 --> 00:20:55.638 broader community, 00:20:55.670 --> 00:20:56.757 was in a state of 00:20:56.788 --> 00:20:57.715 anxiety and 00:20:57.747 --> 00:20:58.386 genuine 00:20:58.418 --> 00:20:59.537 confusion about 00:20:59.569 --> 00:21:00.815 what was happening 00:21:00.815 --> 00:21:01.295 as we 00:21:01.327 --> 00:21:02.094 discussed 00:21:02.126 --> 00:21:03.308 the possibility of closing 00:21:03.340 --> 00:21:04.267 two buildings and 00:21:04.299 --> 00:21:05.098 then suddenly 00:21:05.130 --> 00:21:06.377 found ourselves in a situation 00:21:06.409 --> 00:21:07.431 where our finances 00:21:07.463 --> 00:21:08.614 could come under 00:21:08.646 --> 00:21:11.923 government oversight. And 00:21:11.957 --> 00:21:12.949 my communication 00:21:12.983 --> 00:21:13.976 throughout 00:21:14.010 --> 00:21:14.968 this has been very 00:21:15.002 --> 00:21:16.339 transparent. It was like this: 00:21:16.370 --> 00:21:17.400 we couldn't just 00:21:17.431 --> 00:21:18.585 say, "Here's everything 00:21:18.616 --> 00:21:19.833 we know, here's what we do 00:21:19.864 --> 00:21:21.050 n't know, and here's what we're 00:21:21.081 --> 00:21:22.017 going to do about it 00:21:22.048 --> 00:21:23.766 ." So 00:21:23.800 --> 00:21:24.883 part of this goal 00:21:24.917 --> 00:21:25.899 for governance is to 00:21:27.117 --> 00:21:28.268 look at how to 00:21:28.302 --> 00:21:29.284 help our 00:21:29.318 --> 00:21:30.604 community understand: it's 00:21:30.638 --> 00:21:31.924 easy to pay attention 00:21:31.958 --> 00:21:32.737 in times of crisis. It's 00:21:33.953 --> 00:21:35.109 much harder 00:21:35.143 --> 00:21:36.399 to stay attentive 00:21:36.432 --> 00:21:37.688 when everything seems to be going 00:21:37.721 --> 00:21:39.100 well. So, like we did, 00:21:39.145 --> 00:21:40.574 for example, in 2023–24 00:21:40.618 --> 00:21:42.136 , I took 00:21:42.181 --> 00:21:43.922 office in December 2023, 00:21:43.967 --> 00:21:45.708 and the following fall 00:21:45.753 --> 00:21:47.449 we had a new 00:21:47.494 --> 00:21:49.191 CFO. 00:21:50.004 --> 00:21:51.045 We looked at our 00:21:51.077 --> 00:21:51.988 budget from different 00:21:52.021 --> 00:21:52.704 angles, and we 00:21:52.736 --> 00:21:54.005 found ourselves in a situation 00:21:54.038 --> 00:21:55.274 where we could end 00:21:55.307 --> 00:21:56.250 the year with a negative 00:21:56.283 --> 00:21:57.552 balance, so 00:21:57.584 --> 00:21:58.560 our only goal was to 00:21:58.593 --> 00:21:59.764 come out at least $1 positive 00:21:59.797 --> 00:22:00.155 . 00:22:01.414 --> 00:22:02.146 Of course. 00:22:02.465 --> 00:22:03.501 Which, you know, is not the 00:22:03.544 --> 00:22:05.474 best situation. Over 00:22:05.510 --> 00:22:06.672 the years, we are 00:22:06.708 --> 00:22:07.976 now at a point 00:22:08.011 --> 00:22:09.174

where we hope 00:22:09.209 --> 00:22:10.513 to end the year with an 00:22:10.548 --> 00:22:11.782 annual budget of 00:22:11.817 --> 00:22:13.871 $72 million. We 00:22:13.917 --> 00:22:15.243 hope to 00:22:15.289 --> 00:22:16.889 have 00:22:18.124 --> 00:22:19.770 approximately 17 days of cash reserves by August 2027. 00:22:19.870 --> 00:22:21.335 That's kind of a good 00:22:21.373 --> 00:22:22.801 financial figure, 00:22:22.838 --> 00:22:24.304 about $3.4 million 00:22:24.342 --> 00:22:25.481 . Therefore, we 00:22:25.512 --> 00:22:26.717 really need to be 00:22:26.748 --> 00:22:27.699 responsible 00:22:27.730 --> 00:22:28.649 managers, 00:22:28.681 --> 00:22:29.663 show that we 00:22:29.695 --> 00:22:30.931 know what and how to do 00:22:30.931 --> 00:22:31.786 , and be able to talk about it 00:22:31.818 --> 00:22:33.999 . This was 00:22:34.033 --> 00:22:34.797 really important 00:22:34.830 --> 00:22:36.092 to reflect in our 00:22:36.126 --> 00:22:37.388 plan because I want 00:22:37.421 --> 00:22:38.285 people to be able to 00:22:38.318 --> 00:22:39.514 come up to me at TNC, 00:22:39.547 --> 00:22:40.245 on the ferry, 00:22:40.278 --> 00:22:41.507 or wherever 00:22:41.541 --> 00:22:42.836 and ask how things are, 00:22:42.869 --> 00:22:43.966 and I could easily 00:22:43.999 --> 00:22:45.159 tell them. Like this 00:22:45.185 --> 00:22:45.936 podcast, I don't 00:22:45.962 --> 00:22:46.791 need to prepare for it 00:22:46.817 --> 00:22:47.620 because it's 00:22:47.646 --> 00:22:48.714 just our lives. This is what 00:22:48.742 --> 00:22:49.847 we talk about 00:22:49.875 --> 00:22:50.919 and what we do. I 00:22:50.944 --> 00:22:51.824 don't need a separate 00:22:51.850 --> 00:22:52.627 presentation to 00:22:52.653 --> 00:22:53.584 talk about our 00:22:53.610 --> 00:22:54.524 work. It's simply an 00:22:54.552 --> 00:22:55.534 authentic way of 00:22:55.562 --> 00:22:56.432 our daily 00:22:56.460 --> 00:22:57.274 lives and how we 00:22:57.302 --> 00:22:58.172 communicate 00:22:58.200 --> 00:22:58.790 our work to 00:22:58.818 --> 00:22:59.716 staff, 00:22:59.744 --> 00:23:00.839 community members, and students. 00:23:00.939 --> 00:23:01.918 No part of this 00:23:01.947 --> 00:23:02.869 work should 00:23:02.898 --> 00:23:04.030 be a secret. Therefore, 00:23:04.058 --> 00:23:05.155 this should have been brought 00:23:05.183 --> 00:23:05.999 to the forefront and 00:23:06.027 --> 00:23:07.432 clearly stated. I think 00:23:07.432 --> 00:23:09.244 , especially because 00:23:09.296 --> 00:23:11.263 2023–24 and 2024–25 00:23:11.314 --> 00:23:12.401 were so 00:23:12.453 --> 00:23:14.100 difficult. But we have already moved past 00:23:14.132 --> 00:23:15.259 this and are on the 00:23:15.290 --> 00:23:16.073 path to real 00:23:16.104 --> 00:23:16.731 fiscal 00:23:16.762 --> 00:23:18.345 responsibility. And 00:23:18.389 --> 00:23:19.180 actually, 00:23:20.317 --> 00:23:21.624 yes, I applaud you for 00:23:21.660 --> 00:23:22.756 that and I recognize that you 00:23:22.791 --> 00:23:24.099 were very transparent, 00:23:24.134 --> 00:23:25.089 and I think that was 00:23:25.124 --> 00:23:26.503 appreciated not only by the people 00:23:26.503 --> 00:23:27.811 who work closely with you 00:23:27.846 --> 00:23:28.836 , but by the entire 00:23:28.871 --> 00:23:37.288 community. It seems like you're 00:23:37.320 --> 00:23:38.028 trying 00:23:38.060 --> 00:23:39.250 to incorporate this into your 00:23:39.282 --> 00:23:40.504 way of communicating in 00:23:40.536 --> 00:23:41.501 the future so that 00:23:41.533 --> 00:23:42.562 trust grows and 00:23:42.594 --> 00:23:43.784 strengthens, because 00:23:43.816 --> 00:23:45.006 we still have many 00:23:45.038 --> 00:23:52.073 challenges. We 00:23:52.105 --> 00:23:52.829 talk a lot about the 00:23:52.860 --> 00:23:53.962 aging population 00:23:53.993 --> 00:23:55.221 on Bainbridge Island. 00:23:58.992 --> 00:23:59.947 As the Executive 00:23:59.985 --> 00:24:01.362 Director of the Center for 00:24:01.400 --> 00:24:02.470 Seniors and 00:24:02.509 --> 00:24:03.617 Community, I clearly 00:24:03.655 --> 00:24:04.993 understand that over 26% of 00:24:04.993 --> 00:24:06.446 our population is 00:24:06.484 --> 00:24:07.746 over 65 00:24:07.784 --> 00:24:09.084 years old, and it is difficult 00:24:09.122 --> 00:24:10.231 to attract young 00:24:10.269 --> 00:24:11.454 families here if you 00:24:11.492 --> 00:24:12.868 don't have support or 00:24:12.907 --> 00:24:14.398 if you are unlucky 00:24:14.436 --> 00:24:18.300 with housing. I know that 00:24:18.333 --> 00:24:19.561 many groups are working to 00:24:19.594 --> 00:24:20.758 make 00:24:20.790 --> 00:24:22.019 this place more 00:24:22.051 --> 00:24:23.478 affordable. But this 00:24:23.511 --> 00:24:24.310 demographic 00:24:24.343 --> 00:24:25.375 situation creates a 00:24:25.408 --> 00:24:26.673 difficult future for the 00:24:26.707 --> 00:24:27.639 education system, 00:24:27.672 --> 00:24:28.970 forcing us to think 00:24:29.004 --> 00:24:30.235 about how it will 00:24:30.269 --> 00:24:32.129 function. So I 00:24:32.162 --> 00:24:33.417 understand that trust and 00:24:33.450 --> 00:24:34.606 communication will be 00:24:34.639 --> 00:24:35.729 important as we 00:24:35.762 --> 00:24:36.489 try to 00:24:36.522 --> 00:24:37.480 figure out what this 00:24:37.513 --> 00:24:38.256 means. And I'm 00:24:38.285 --> 00:24:39.344 sure 00:24:39.373 --> 00:24:40.402 you can already 00:24:40.432 --> 00:24:41.108 imagine some of this 00:24:41.138 --> 00:24:41.638 today. 00:24:41.738 --> 00:24:42.024 Yes. 00:24:42.124 --> 00:24:43.197 But there's also a lot of 00:24:43.230 --> 00:24:44.173 uncertainty, 00:24:44.206 --> 00:24:44.629 right? 00:24:44.860 --> 00:24:46.186 Yeah, I think, you know, 00:24:46.223 --> 00:24:47.218 the point that you've 00:24:47.255 --> 00:24:48.360 made is these 00:24:48.397 --> 00:24:49.724 points of tension, 00:24:49.761 --> 00:24:52.523 right? We are evolving 00:24:52.555 --> 00:24:53.686 as a school system,

00:24:53.718 --> 00:24:54.461 preparing for the 00:24:54.493 --> 00:24:55.559 future of our 00:24:55.591 --> 00:24:56.786 students, and we continue to 00:24:56.818 --> 00:24:58.013 improve our 00:24:58.045 --> 00:24:58.852 teaching and 00:24:58.885 --> 00:24:59.563 pedagogy, 00:24:59.595 --> 00:25:00.790 creating an atmosphere of 00:25:00.822 --> 00:25:02.049 warmth, belonging, 00:25:02.082 --> 00:25:05.720 and well-being. And we 00:25:05.758 --> 00:25:06.562 also need to 00:25:06.600 --> 00:25:08.093 do more, well, I 00:25:08.132 --> 00:25:11.220 don't know. It's probably not that 00:25:11.253 --> 00:25:11.875 interesting 00:25:11.907 --> 00:25:12.890 to discuss what 00:25:14.101 --> 00:25:15.215 the situation with 00:25:15.247 --> 00:25:16.348 student enrollment actually looks like. We must 00:25:16.379 --> 00:25:17.194 responsibly 00:25:17.225 --> 00:25:19.005 monitor this. This is a 00:25:19.040 --> 00:25:20.335 very important thing for 00:25:20.370 --> 00:25:22.353 us. I think, uh. 00:25:24.405 --> 00:25:25.247 You know, so as not to 00:25:25.281 --> 00:25:25.989 end up with a 00:25:26.023 --> 00:25:27.203 pedagogy that doesn't 00:25:27.236 --> 00:25:28.551 fit the current 00:25:28.585 --> 00:25:29.900 population and yet 00:25:29.933 --> 00:25:31.046 respects the diversity of the 00:25:31.080 --> 00:25:32.395 people who live here. 00:25:34.052 --> 00:25:35.274 Exactly. And you know, I 00:25:35.307 --> 00:25:36.474 can talk at length 00:25:36.506 --> 00:25:37.252 about state 00:25:37.285 --> 00:25:38.095 funding, 00:25:38.127 --> 00:25:38.970 unfunded 00:25:39.003 --> 00:25:40.008 mandates, and all of these 00:25:40.040 --> 00:25:42.091 aspects. We are very 00:25:42.124 --> 00:25:43.114 fortunate to live in a 00:25:43.147 --> 00:25:44.336 community that is so 00:25:44.369 --> 00:25:45.558 supportive of us and approves of the 00:25:45.591 --> 00:25:46.251 taxes that 00:25:46.284 --> 00:25:47.473 allow us to be where 00:25:47.506 --> 00:25:49.290 we are now. We 00:25:49.320 --> 00:25:50.198 were able to pass an 00:25:50.228 --> 00:25:50.834 additional 00:25:50.864 --> 00:25:52.014 tax levy, and that 00:25:52.044 --> 00:25:53.165 made a dramatic difference 00:25:53.195 --> 00:25:55.176 . So 00:25:55.206 --> 00:25:56.220 the opportunity to make 00:25:56.250 --> 00:25:57.356 the right choices as a 00:25:57.386 --> 00:25:58.185 responsible 00:25:58.215 --> 00:25:59.137 institution in our 00:25:59.167 --> 00:25:59.781 community 00:25:59.812 --> 00:26:00.887 using taxpayer funds is 00:26:02.053 --> 00:26:03.128 not something I take 00:26:03.159 --> 00:26:04.326 lightly. 00:26:05.790 --> 00:26:06.636 We also need to 00:26:06.669 --> 00:26:07.776 look at who 00:26:07.809 --> 00:26:09.046 our students are and what they 00:26:09.079 --> 00:26:10.078 need. Are there any 00:26:10.109 --> 00:26:11.281 needs that are currently 00:26:11.311 --> 00:26:12.483 unmet, and how do they 00:26:12.514 --> 00:26:13.655 relate to 00:26:13.685 --> 00:26:14.626

each other? And so, 00:26:14.665 --> 00:26:16.155 for example, you know, we 00:26:16.194 --> 00:26:17.448 discussed in 00:26:17.487 --> 00:26:19.016 2023 the idea of ​​consolidating 00:26:19.055 --> 00:26:20.270 or potentially 00:26:20.309 --> 00:26:21.760 closing 00:26:21.799 --> 00:26:22.896 Ordway or 00:26:22.936 --> 00:26:25.443 Commodore elementary schools. We were able to 00:26:25.477 --> 00:26:26.238 mathematically 00:26:26.272 --> 00:26:27.620 justify why this 00:26:27.654 --> 00:26:29.180 works. We don't have 00:26:29.216 --> 00:26:30.269 that many 00:26:30.305 --> 00:26:32.011 students. We have too many 00:26:32.043 --> 00:26:33.293 students to accommodate 00:26:33.325 --> 00:26:34.512 them in these spaces in a 00:26:34.544 --> 00:26:35.441 way that is 00:26:35.473 --> 00:26:36.211 fair, 00:26:36.243 --> 00:26:36.916 accessible, and 00:26:36.948 --> 00:26:38.102 meaningful to them, and 00:26:38.134 --> 00:26:38.872 our buildings are 00:26:38.904 --> 00:26:39.737 outdated and do not 00:26:39.769 --> 00:26:40.539 provide the 00:26:40.571 --> 00:26:41.564 same level of 00:26:41.597 --> 00:26:44.325 learning. So now 00:26:44.365 --> 00:26:45.815 our board is discussing 00:26:45.855 --> 00:26:47.265 the possibility of issuing 00:26:47.305 --> 00:26:48.875 bonds in February 2027 00:26:48.916 --> 00:26:50.204 , and this is an important 00:26:50.244 --> 00:26:51.162 issue. They 00:26:51.189 --> 00:26:52.016 will vote in 00:26:52.042 --> 00:26:53.056 November, so we 00:26:53.083 --> 00:26:54.124 don't know the result yet. On 00:26:54.224 --> 00:26:55.219 November 12, they 00:26:55.253 --> 00:26:55.983 will decide whether to 00:26:56.016 --> 00:26:57.311 pass a resolution 00:26:57.344 --> 00:26:58.108 on the 00:26:58.141 --> 00:26:59.610 bond issue. And if so, 00:26:59.642 --> 00:27:00.689 it will be another 00:27:00.721 --> 00:27:01.702 big conversation with 00:27:01.735 --> 00:27:02.977 the community about why 00:27:03.010 --> 00:27:03.925 we need these 00:27:03.958 --> 00:27:05.555 buildings. How does this 00:27:05.588 --> 00:27:06.472 align with the 00:27:06.504 --> 00:27:07.715 student numbers 00:27:07.748 --> 00:27:08.435 we're seeing, with 00:27:09.221 --> 00:27:10.465 demographic trends, and what 00:27:10.497 --> 00:27:12.504 that looks like? And what does this 00:27:12.545 --> 00:27:13.906 really mean 00:27:13.947 --> 00:27:15.348 for our school 00:27:15.390 --> 00:27:16.956 system over the next 00:27:16.997 --> 00:27:18.605 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 years, what do 00:27:18.646 --> 00:27:20.171 we want and expect 00:27:20.212 --> 00:27:21.779 from our facilities and 00:27:21.820 --> 00:27:23.016 their use 00:27:23.057 --> 00:27:24.383 by the community? I know 00:27:24.414 --> 00:27:25.312 you understand this, 00:27:25.343 --> 00:27:26.425 being in a 00:27:26.456 --> 00:27:27.323 senior center and 00:27:27.353 --> 00:27:28.373 community. We are in 00:27:28.404 --> 00:27:29.315 dire need of 00:27:29.345 --> 00:27:30.348 more 00:27:30.378 --> 00:27:31.532 spaces for 00:27:31.563 --> 00:27:32.869 our community to gather. We 00:27:32.905 --> 00:27:34.022 really need 00:27:34.058 --> 00:27:35.283 spaces for our 00:27:35.319 --> 00:27:36.689 community where people from 3 00:27:36.725 --> 00:27:37.878 to 83 years old can 00:27:37.914 --> 00:27:38.851 gather to 00:27:38.887 --> 00:27:40.221 play basketball. 00:27:40.321 --> 00:27:41.151 You know, we 00:27:41.177 --> 00:27:42.168 really have a problem with 00:27:42.195 --> 00:27:43.239 the number of 00:27:43.266 --> 00:27:43.986 gyms. We have a 00:27:44.013 --> 00:27:44.881 problem with a lack of 00:27:44.908 --> 00:27:46.029 playing fields. We have a 00:27:46.055 --> 00:27:46.950 problem with places 00:27:46.977 --> 00:27:47.979 to socialize. We 00:27:48.007 --> 00:27:49.100 talked about Bainbridge Prep 00:27:49.100 --> 00:27:49.968 , something our 00:27:49.996 --> 00:27:50.641 community is very 00:27:50.669 --> 00:27:51.433 proud of. We 00:27:51.454 --> 00:27:52.109 need another 00:27:52.939 --> 00:27:53.791 emergency response center 00:27:53.791 --> 00:27:54.757 , if possible. So 00:27:54.788 --> 00:27:55.892 there are things we need to 00:27:55.924 --> 00:27:56.838 consider when 00:27:56.870 --> 00:27:57.848 considering a 00:27:57.879 --> 00:27:58.731 bond issue, and it's 00:27:58.762 --> 00:27:59.835 not just about 00:27:59.866 --> 00:28:00.662 BIISD. While my 00:28:00.692 --> 00:28:01.853 top priority 00:28:01.883 --> 00:28:03.014 is always the students and their 00:28:03.044 --> 00:28:03.967 needs, we also 00:28:03.997 --> 00:28:04.950 think about what 00:28:04.980 --> 00:28:05.813 will be beneficial and 00:28:05.843 --> 00:28:06.736 valuable to our 00:28:06.766 --> 00:28:07.838 community as a whole, because 00:28:07.868 --> 00:28:08.910 we are not an isolated 00:28:08.940 --> 00:28:10.171 school system. We 00:28:10.201 --> 00:28:10.941 belong to the entire 00:28:10.970 --> 00:28:11.474 community and 00:28:11.503 --> 00:28:12.214 are funded by 00:28:12.244 --> 00:28:13.369 taxpayers, 00:28:13.398 --> 00:28:14.227 so it's important 00:28:14.257 --> 00:28:15.607 to realize this. So, 00:28:15.640 --> 00:28:16.879 you need to weigh all 00:28:16.912 --> 00:28:18.119 these factors; Moreover, 00:28:18.151 --> 00:28:19.325 anyone who has lived on 00:28:19.358 --> 00:28:20.369 Bainbridge for even a 00:28:20.402 --> 00:28:21.543 month knows that there 00:28:21.576 --> 00:28:22.391 are certain 00:28:22.424 --> 00:28:23.239 contradictions here 00:28:23.272 --> 00:28:24.283 related to the age of 00:28:24.316 --> 00:28:25.294 the island's residents, 00:28:25.327 --> 00:28:26.468 their ability to obtain 00:28:26.501 --> 00:28:27.740 housing, and the affordability of 00:28:27.773 --> 00:28:28.752 housing—whatever that 00:28:28.784 --> 00:28:29.763 means in our 00:28:29.795 --> 00:28:31.365 realities. 00:28:31.393 --> 00:28:32.470 Healthcare and access to 00:28:32.498 --> 00:28:33.319 medical services 00:28:33.348 -->

00:28:34.339 are becoming an extremely 00:28:34.367 --> 00:28:35.547 important topic. So, 00:28:35.579 --> 00:28:36.504 all of these things still 00:28:36.536 --> 00:28:37.684 exist in the background, but 00:28:37.716 --> 00:28:38.577 we're trying 00:28:38.609 --> 00:28:39.757 to plan for the future. 00:28:39.857 --> 00:28:41.081 So, you know, we really 00:28:41.113 --> 00:28:42.275 try to take a balanced 00:28:42.306 --> 00:28:43.186 approach to all 00:28:43.217 --> 00:28:44.285 aspects and what's 00:28:44.317 --> 00:28:44.914 necessary. 00:28:45.891 --> 00:28:47.159 Well, I think about the 00:28:47.194 --> 00:28:48.427 fact that the expectations 00:28:48.462 --> 00:28:49.765 of what a classroom 00:28:49.801 --> 00:28:50.752 or learning 00:28:50.787 --> 00:28:51.914 space is—perhaps 00:28:51.949 --> 00:28:53.288 even the concept of “classroom 00:28:53.288 --> 00:28:54.627 ”—are too narrow. 00:28:56.011 --> 00:28:56.731 Um, today, 00:28:56.764 --> 00:28:57.844 compared to 00:28:57.877 --> 00:28:59.121 when these buildings were built, they are 00:28:59.874 --> 00:29:02.252 outdated buildings. That in 00:29:02.287 --> 00:29:03.580 itself, you know, 00:29:03.615 --> 00:29:04.629 just...So you're 00:29:04.664 --> 00:29:05.887 planning to release what you 00:29:05.922 --> 00:29:06.935 call a 00:29:08.438 --> 00:29:09.766 strategic plan dashboard. 00:29:10.507 --> 00:29:10.801 Yes. 00:29:10.901 --> 00:29:12.211 So what would it look like 00:29:12.245 --> 00:29:13.522 and where can I find it 00:29:13.555 --> 00:29:14.866 if I were interested in 00:29:14.899 --> 00:29:16.143 following the process? 00:29:16.243 --> 00:29:17.266 Perfectly. I'll ask 00:29:17.291 --> 00:29:18.143 Bridget to answer 00:29:18.167 --> 00:29:18.946 that question, and 00:29:18.970 --> 00:29:19.603 then we 00:29:19.627 --> 00:29:20.577 can also show you, 00:29:20.601 --> 00:29:21.258 if we turn on the 00:29:21.282 --> 00:29:22.207 screencast, 00:29:22.232 --> 00:29:23.035 where 00:29:23.059 --> 00:29:23.863 to find some things on our site. 00:29:23.963 --> 00:29:25.056 That would be great. 00:29:25.156 --> 00:29:26.053 Class. I'll let 00:29:26.077 --> 00:29:26.934 Bridget answer 00:29:26.959 --> 00:29:27.816 about the 00:29:27.841 --> 00:29:28.796 dashboard, because she's 00:29:28.820 --> 00:29:29.604 been working on it 00:29:29.628 --> 00:29:30.559 internally with some of 00:29:30.583 --> 00:29:30.877 our 00:29:30.902 --> 00:29:31.783 staff, which is 00:29:31.808 --> 00:29:32.567 really exciting, and 00:29:32.592 --> 00:29:33.547 then we'll show you 00:29:33.547 --> 00:29:34.134 where to find these 00:29:34.159 --> 00:29:35.041 materials on our 00:29:35.065 --> 00:29:35.335 website. 00:29:36.473 --> 00:29:37.636 Yes, one of our 00:29:37.672 --> 00:29:38.980 technical specialists, 00:29:39.017 --> 00:29:39.962 Danny Store, and I 00:29:39.998 --> 00:29:41.669 are working on this. We have 00:29:41.702 --> 00:29:42.635 just completed the 00:29:42.668 --> 00:29:43.408 first round

of 00:29:44.117 --> 00:29:45.803 performance evaluation. So we're 00:29:45.835 --> 00:29:46.577 getting this 00:29:46.609 --> 00:29:47.769 information now, and 00:29:47.802 --> 00:29:48.994 as I said, as 00:29:49.026 --> 00:29:50.283 we review all of these 00:29:50.316 --> 00:29:51.508 data sets with our 00:29:51.541 --> 00:29:52.701 steering committee, 00:29:52.733 --> 00:29:53.958 we want to share 00:29:53.990 --> 00:29:55.215 these same types of data with 00:29:55.247 --> 00:29:56.343 our community and 00:29:56.376 --> 00:29:57.407 correlate it to 00:29:57.439 --> 00:29:58.901 each of the goals. So that we 00:29:58.930 --> 00:30:00.033 can truly 00:30:00.062 --> 00:30:00.817 assess ourselves and 00:30:00.846 --> 00:30:01.630 see how we are 00:30:01.659 --> 00:30:02.588 doing, what 00:30:02.617 --> 00:30:03.691 our strengths are, 00:30:03.721 --> 00:30:04.621 and what we need to 00:30:04.650 --> 00:30:05.288 do to 00:30:05.317 --> 00:30:06.450 meet the needs of 00:30:06.479 --> 00:30:07.342 our students. On 00:30:07.373 --> 00:30:08.278 our website, on the 00:30:08.309 --> 00:30:09.339 main page 00:30:09.370 --> 00:30:10.587 it says "Our District", 00:30:10.618 --> 00:30:11.460 and you will see " 00:30:11.460 --> 00:30:12.552 Strategic Plan" 00:30:12.583 --> 00:30:13.613 as one of the 00:30:13.644 --> 00:30:14.832 top menu items. If 00:30:14.858 --> 00:30:15.902 you go there now 00:30:15.902 --> 00:30:16.732 , it says 00:30:16.759 --> 00:30:17.642 you can view the 00:30:18.205 --> 00:30:19.222 strategic plan brochure, 00:30:19.249 --> 00:30:20.159 and next to it it says, " 00:30:21.176 --> 00:30:21.925 Data dashboard coming 00:30:21.952 --> 00:30:22.988 fall 2026." And I 00:30:23.019 --> 00:30:24.260 think we've already 00:30:24.292 --> 00:30:25.118 started 00:30:25.150 --> 00:30:26.474 working on it. Our goal is 00:30:26.474 --> 00:30:27.458 to launch it, 00:30:27.494 --> 00:30:28.697 probably in the first 00:30:28.733 --> 00:30:29.973 week of November. 00:30:31.627 --> 00:30:32.902 So, if you go 00:30:32.935 --> 00:30:33.942 to the "Our 00:30:33.976 --> 00:30:35.117 District" page and click 00:30:35.150 --> 00:30:39.213 there. Um, like this. 00:30:39.614 --> 00:30:40.780 Yes, a strategic 00:30:40.816 --> 00:30:41.145 plan. 00:30:43.347 --> 00:30:44.412 And it will load 00:30:44.442 --> 00:30:45.537 here in a minute, right 00:30:45.566 --> 00:30:49.706 ? That's all. Good. The 00:30:50.840 --> 00:30:51.657 data dashboard will be available 00:30:51.684 --> 00:30:52.202 soon. 00:30:52.302 --> 00:30:52.975 Yes, and if you 00:30:53.003 --> 00:30:53.845 click on this 00:30:53.873 --> 00:30:54.855 yellow square, it will 00:30:54.883 --> 00:30:55.669 take you to the 00:30:55.697 --> 00:30:56.679 electronic version of 00:30:56.707 --> 00:30:57.718 the brochure that you have. 00:30:57.818 --> 00:30:58.315 Perfectly. 00:30:58.415 --> 00:30:59.163 you can really 00:30:59.193 --> 00:31:00.249 flip it over. Um, 00:31:00.273 --> 00:31:01.197 it

flips, if 00:31:01.221 --> 00:31:01.884 you click on 00:31:01.908 --> 00:31:02.477 the arrow, it 00:31:02.501 --> 00:31:03.425 flips like a book 00:31:03.425 --> 00:31:04.215 . Um, that's okay 00:31:04.315 --> 00:31:04.984 . 00:31:05.084 --> 00:31:06.607 Here is that arrow. There, 00:31:06.643 --> 00:31:07.802 on the far right 00:31:07.839 --> 00:31:08.165 . 00:31:08.945 --> 00:31:09.575 Oh, here? 00:31:09.953 --> 00:31:11.166 Yes, a little higher. That's 00:31:11.678 --> 00:31:12.275 it. 00:31:12.375 --> 00:31:13.038 Oh, 00:31:13.138 --> 00:31:14.348 I just turned to the last 00:31:14.379 --> 00:31:15.574 page. Sorry. 00:31:15.674 --> 00:31:17.052 No, everything is fine. If 00:31:17.078 --> 00:31:17.966 you go up a little 00:31:17.992 --> 00:31:19.011 higher, you can click 00:31:19.037 --> 00:31:19.978 on that up arrow. 00:31:20.078 --> 00:31:21.718 Zoom was blocking it. That's 00:31:21.761 --> 00:31:23.783 it. So, yes, this is the 00:31:23.818 --> 00:31:24.684 booklet I was 00:31:24.719 --> 00:31:25.516 looking through in 00:31:25.551 --> 00:31:26.626 anticipation of our 00:31:26.660 --> 00:31:29.179 conversation. And it is beautifully 00:31:29.214 --> 00:31:30.588 decorated. Well done, 00:31:30.623 --> 00:31:31.593 Bridget and the other 00:31:31.628 --> 00:31:32.909 designers who 00:31:32.944 --> 00:31:33.880 participated in this. 00:31:33.980 --> 00:31:34.804 Yes, Lauren Love 00:31:34.837 --> 00:31:35.991 made a huge 00:31:36.024 --> 00:31:37.205 contribution. She was 00:31:37.243 --> 00:31:37.819 wonderful. 00:31:38.157 --> 00:31:39.390 And, you know, it takes 00:31:39.426 --> 00:31:40.406 a little while to 00:31:40.442 --> 00:31:41.857 understand what that is 00:31:41.893 --> 00:31:43.200 if you're not familiar with 00:31:43.236 --> 00:31:44.615 all the work that you've 00:31:44.651 --> 00:31:47.439 done. But give 00:31:47.473 --> 00:31:48.676 it some time, because I 00:31:48.710 --> 00:31:50.051 think you'll see that 00:31:50.085 --> 00:31:51.116 everything is 00:31:51.150 --> 00:31:52.078 laid out quite clearly, and you'll 00:31:52.113 --> 00:31:53.419 be able to figure it out. 00:31:54.684 --> 00:31:55.537 And so we 00:31:55.569 --> 00:31:56.296 talked earlier about 00:31:56.328 --> 00:31:57.497 the number of people who 00:31:57.529 --> 00:31:58.699 contributed, 00:31:58.730 --> 00:31:59.552 and over a thousand 00:31:59.584 --> 00:32:00.754 students played 00:32:00.785 --> 00:32:01.355 their part. 00:32:02.192 --> 00:32:03.931 Yes. We are very 00:32:03.970 --> 00:32:05.127 proud of this. I will also 00:32:05.158 --> 00:32:06.292 say: if any of the 00:32:06.324 --> 00:32:07.111 listeners would like to 00:32:07.143 --> 00:32:08.245 receive a printed 00:32:08.277 --> 00:32:09.379 copy of the brochure, they 00:32:09.411 --> 00:32:10.608 can contact 00:32:10.639 --> 00:32:11.836 us at the district office or 00:32:11.868 --> 00:32:13.033 visit us in person, and 00:32:13.065 --> 00:32:13.884 we will be happy 00:32:13.915 --> 00:32:14.955 to meet them, 00:32:14.986 --> 00:32:15.837 say hello, and 00:32:15.868 --> 00:32:16.939 provide a copy of our 00:32:16.971 --> 00:32:17.444 brochure. 00:32:17.681 --> 00:32:18.521 And we have a few 00:32:18.551 --> 00:32:19.541 copies here at 00:32:19.571 --> 00:32:20.441 the center, right on the 00:32:20.471 --> 00:32:21.462 counter by the entrance, 00:32:21.492 --> 00:32:22.542 so you can also 00:32:22.572 --> 00:32:23.022 come into the 00:32:23.052 --> 00:32:24.193 community center. 00:32:24.293 --> 00:32:25.391 Yes, that's great. 00:32:25.609 --> 00:32:27.024 Thank you very much. Is there 00:32:27.056 --> 00:32:28.186 anything else you would like to 00:32:28.219 --> 00:32:29.628 add? Yes, Bridget. 00:32:29.728 --> 00:32:30.699 I would like to add 00:32:30.726 --> 00:32:31.644 one more quick thing: 00:32:33.182 --> 00:32:34.180 there is 00:32:34.207 --> 00:32:35.098 a lot of information 00:32:35.125 --> 00:32:35.993 about our district on the same website where the strategic plan is located. And, 00:32:36.024 --> 00:32:36.800 you know, if there are 00:32:36.831 --> 00:32:38.043 potential bonds 00:32:38.074 --> 00:32:39.099 or questions that 00:32:40.217 --> 00:32:41.335 community members have about our 00:32:41.366 --> 00:32:42.578 school district, it's all 00:32:42.609 --> 00:32:43.168 there, and we 00:32:43.199 --> 00:32:43.882 try to 00:32:43.913 --> 00:32:44.845 make sure that the 00:32:44.876 --> 00:32:45.901 information is always 00:32:45.932 --> 00:32:46.935 available. So this is a 00:32:46.969 --> 00:32:48.296 really good resource. There 00:32:48.396 --> 00:32:49.288 's a 00:32:49.965 --> 00:32:51.165 FAQ page there, where, as you 00:32:51.195 --> 00:32:52.211 said before, 00:32:52.242 --> 00:32:53.134 if you don't have 00:32:53.165 --> 00:32:54.088 kids in the district, I 00:32:54.118 --> 00:32:55.072 think it's a great 00:32:55.103 --> 00:32:56.026 way for our 00:32:56.057 --> 00:32:57.134 community to stay 00:32:57.164 --> 00:32:58.211 connected to what's 00:32:58.241 --> 00:32:59.072 going on with 00:32:59.103 --> 00:33:00.180 our amazing 00:33:00.211 --> 00:33:00.611 students. 00:33:00.711 --> 00:33:00.997 Yes. 00:33:01.097 --> 00:33:01.631 Perfectly. 00:33:01.731 --> 00:33:02.658 Yes, this is one of our 00:33:02.685 --> 00:33:03.639 biggest challenges. 00:33:03.739 --> 00:33:04.839 Yes, this is communication with the 00:33:04.868 --> 00:33:05.853 wider community. 00:33:05.953 --> 00:33:06.865 So I think 00:33:06.965 --> 00:33:08.159 Right. Well, and I 00:33:08.204 --> 00:33:09.751 know that this breakthrough 00:33:09.797 --> 00:33:11.298 happened in 23-24, 00:33:11.343 --> 00:33:12.981 when the community started 00:33:13.026 --> 00:33:14.611 to speak out. What is 00:33:14.653 --> 00:33:15.689 happening? 00:33:15.789 --> 00:33:16.093 Yes. 00:33:17.308 --> 00:33:18.589 And actually putting 00:33:18.623 --> 00:33:19.702 this stuff on a 00:33:19.736 --> 00:33:20.849 website—we all 00:33:20.883 --> 00:33:21.996 expect to 00:33:22.030 --> 00:33:23.278 be able to find everything 00:33:23.312 --> 00:33:24.627 online now—is certainly 00:33:24.627 --> 00:33:25.572 part of that. 00:33:26.886 --> 00:33:27.185 Yes. 00:33:27.285 --> 00:33:28.721 So, thank you very much. I 00:33:28.751 --> 00:33:29.516 appreciate you 00:33:29.547 --> 00:33:30.556 taking the time to 00:33:30.587 --> 00:33:31.780 tell us about this 00:33:31.780 --> 00:33:33.084 . Congratulations on your 00:33:33.120 --> 00:33:34.147 work and I wish you 00:33:34.183 --> 00:33:35.357 success in what lies 00:33:35.393 --> 00:33:36.017 ahead. 00:33:36.839 --> 00:33:38.507 Thank you, Reed, and thank you, 00:33:38.554 --> 00:33:39.064 Sheila. 00:33:39.164 --> 00:33:40.745 Thank you, Reed. Thank you, 00:33:40.791 --> 00:33:41.296 Sheila. 00:33:41.396 --> 00:33:42.341 Take care of yourself. 00:33:42.441 --> 00:33:43.114 And you too. 00:33:43.214 --> 00:33:44.784 See you later.