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The board president listed present members as Director Daney, Director Madue and Director Kinkade and noted Superintendent Dana Giesman was also present. The motion to excuse the two directors was made and seconded and the board recorded \"Aye.\" The consent agenda was then presented and \"passes with unanimous consent,\" the meeting minutes show. The meeting adjourned at 6:55 p.m.

Ending: These were procedural board actions; no contested roll-call tallies beyond the recorded unanimous consent were reported in the transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","GFSD School Board Meeting 3/12/25","oneSentenceSummary","The board voted to excuse Directors Carey and Goughner and approved the consent agenda by unanimous consent; the meeting adjourned at 6:55 p.m.","taxTitle","Granite Falls School District, School Districts, Washington","taxId",46571,"location","Washington","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6282588,"District reports wellness screener benchmark, ELA pilot and CTE review; students to help with principal recruitment",271,3652000,3923000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2594116-56afe7469655014941f38e1cc6bbf0c0&start=3652&end=3923","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2594116-56afe7469655014941f38e1cc6bbf0c0/thumbnail_3652000.jpg","/articles/6282588/Washington/District-reports-wellness-screener-benchmark-ELA-pilot-and-CTE-review-students-to-help-with-principal-recruitment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6282588-656bbb4db870e632cb95e3f356b02304/orig.mp4?Expires=1776223200&Signature=oDexkwTxtRor7el2Ald1kkzOvMHrIuHUL2zk5AOxpkSiBWNbHj5IQZADBCoCWM3roPju~krZ7Mdjz2hLtHOTd1wcQv3RYeYUvtOsSCxyCR03LA30dm2UP-RQ3K9i1PMKU~SB~l88-Y7w2S-3nlqObChLVXPilgleA3Ql71HbhUCutI97H395ni32ILQQpCBY5HcfolQw5Sgjg7Fq3W9-QfqwwoKjjR3C-j6hBxb4Kre2oTAEwAyhE~Nz~P0m~D7pUzvctinSh5jBKRM4DgI0g3ehfBR8A1iFIP9MpsfxjsesuUTC99VBQut6rehiAD-DcxOuKPHfAAG~Z-BrV3Os7A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the Granite Falls School Board meeting, teaching-and-learning staff reported the district is completing its second benchmark of a student wellness screener, running a 6–12 ELA pilot and hosting an on-site Career and Technical Education (CTE) review by WASA.

Emily, a district teaching-and-learning staff member, said the wellness screener from the Center for Educational Effectiveness is in its second benchmark and that completion should be smoother this cycle. \"We are just in the middle of our second benchmark of student wellness screener...and it's gonna be a little smoother this time,\" Emily said.

Emily also described a 6–12 ELA pilot of HMH Into Lit; secondary teachers are piloting the materials and staff will assess the pilot against a rubric with a recommendation expected in May. The district said it has not had a comprehensive secondary English curriculum in several decades and framed the pilot as addressing that gap.

Staff reported an active CTE WASA review is underway; district staff leading the work were named as Candace Ward and Josh Benson. Emily and other staff said WASA staff will be on-site to interview staff and review documents.

The district also described student-voice initiatives: Tiger Cabinet members (students in grades 3 through 12) will participate in icebreakers, ask questions of cabinet members and produce videos to inform principal recruitment for Monte Cristo Elementary and Granite Falls High School. The district also said Representative Lowe, Representative Esselick and Senator Wagner will visit students on May 29.

Ending: Staff invited board members to upcoming events and noted continued work on mentor release time, software/system reviews and principal recruitment; no board action was taken on these items at the meeting.","Teaching-and-learning staff reported a second benchmark student wellness screener in progress, a 6–12 ELA pilot (HMH Into Lit) that will return a recommendation in May, and an on-site CTE review by WASA; the district also plans student videos to support principal recruitment and scheduled legislator visits.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6282593,"District pilots new Chromebook monitoring tool with human review, image‑blurring and parent controls",428,2939000,3367000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2594116-56afe7469655014941f38e1cc6bbf0c0&start=2939&end=3367","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2594116-56afe7469655014941f38e1cc6bbf0c0/thumbnail_2939000.jpg","/articles/6282593/Washington/District-pilots-new-Chromebook-monitoring-tool-with-human-review-imageblurring-and-parent-controls","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6282593-ae7fecf0cbaa21bf54fd11d64bf91a28/orig.mp4?Expires=1776223200&Signature=IexxxqpgNEPasGaHMk8CuPAmRnPP~KOOioIESIBkzJqb5P3rtYvU3b~iMVXgsOTkRHqDWIQ5FsMPFpi3cjKqb0m2yTZY9rVFTbeHVfv2Hmscrq7Z22P62eVsGAhyMohYfSnPh9OookVlRbBNxfpVXEBrgEo-DvHTuHaygWJAjyvGKhKi0L8xDF~8zoStXE14mJh7sveaP1sS4w9lNxeajVNRxxMZkAxSeoWIZSy90AQ2zcLGmeY8ZfwqHmiP5V-1e7yghw8R694EWAMQObLhUAb8EQ6rmdGgPkfotbjE4nZ2EOURaaRw7SDmrD-8VAJpKhZeVb3E7exqcp~0Ku03vQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Superintendent Dana Giesman and district technology staff told the board the district is piloting a new Chromebook monitoring and management product intended to improve student safety and reduce classroom distractions.

Dana Giesman said she had been concerned about students’ internet access when she arrived in the district and described a pilot that alerts staff if a student accesses content that indicates potential self-harm or danger. \"We’re piloting it right now...and the great thing is...he has worked with some vendors to have this be cost neutral,\" Giesman said.

A technology staff member identified in the meeting as Dan explained the district has used one product for about 11 years and is testing a larger ecosystem that other districts use. Dan said the product being piloted (referred to in the meeting as LiveWise) includes monitoring with human review to reduce false positives, an image-blurring feature for potentially explicit images, and classroom-management thumbnails so teachers can see student screens during instruction.

Dan said the new system can be configured with role-based permissions so teachers can temporarily allow access for a class lesson and parents can set home time limits through a family feed. He told the board the monitoring attaches to the student ID so patterns follow the student rather than only a device.

Superintendent Giesman and Dan told the board the pilot has already produced a few occasions in which staff were able to intervene and contact families. District staff emphasized balancing safety with allowing educational exploration and said the product can be tuned to allow specific educational sites as needed.

Ending: The board discussed configurability, classroom management and privacy controls and did not take formal action on the pilot during the meeting.","Superintendent Dana Giesman and technology staff described a pilot of LiveWise-style monitoring that adds human review, image blurring and classroom-management thumbnails; the vendor arrangement is described as budget neutral and staff say the pilot has already enabled interventions.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6282598,"District projects 5.1% fund balance after higher-than-expected transportation allocation; SafetyNet finalization pending",215,2838000,3053000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2594116-56afe7469655014941f38e1cc6bbf0c0&start=2838&end=3053","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2594116-56afe7469655014941f38e1cc6bbf0c0/thumbnail_2838000.jpg","/articles/6282598/Washington/District-projects-51-fund-balance-after-higher-than-expected-transportation-allocation-SafetyNet-finalization-pending","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6282598-3d4bc185f93d9c5ef8409f3683a9d632/orig.mp4?Expires=1776223200&Signature=lcSOETvEiYdSNF2sh8t8s9BRKMFemd1DdPdNnplEpZVexKke5kI0FDHE6Rz9efv9enB6wr2INwbbLHQv2syZ6bTVQWhcwcf0CWu5aDFjLAZUdxKioY-g9YdlvtmFU-yfk9TZnn2hvO7jsN8a~ul1jKJ9jaZoaBj5gOG7XmF6eZQ~s57QQ3AHDat4rpJxFvr~2hjcRrQBPWEHtZCV0Y3yI2DDFPCkDllWAdqWhfeexuuxZLf96YHwpKMhXkYSHqLSiOoH~Bee2A8TBFHfTwHz1djKjtKLJSCzUtkKOsPadsXdb~Wny7-hJx-BoCOWJs9YB~6a0c-qIjU0qgDGzZcrAA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the Granite Falls School Board meeting, Business Manager Marshall updated the board on the district’s general fund projection and named two outstanding items that will affect the final year-end number: SafetyNet funding and a community impact figure.

Marshall said he revised the projected fund balance to 5.1% after the district’s transportation allocation was higher than expected. Marshall told the board the allocation was $2,130,000, compared with a forecast of roughly $1,616,000. \"I did change the projection to 5.1% fund balance based on we got our transportation allocation, and it came out on the high side of $2,130,000 instead of the $1,616,000 forecast,\" Marshall said.

Marshall said the district is still awaiting final SafetyNet calculations and a community-impact number; once those are finalized, the district will have a firmer year-end projection. He expressed confidence the district will meet a 5% fund-balance target for the fiscal year.

Board members thanked the staff for work on SafetyNet and noted the application process required substantial staff time. Marshall and a board member said the SafetyNet submission involved hundreds of hours of staff work to document high-need claims.

Ending: The finance update was provided as an information item; no formal board action was recorded on the projection at the meeting.","Marshall reported a revised fund-balance projection of 5.1% after the transportation allocation came in higher than forecast; the district is awaiting final SafetyNet and community impact figures before finalizing year-end numbers.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6282603,"Monte Cristo Elementary reports low projected proficiency, sets targets for reading, math and attendance",810,1257000,2067000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2594116-56afe7469655014941f38e1cc6bbf0c0&start=1257&end=2067","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2594116-56afe7469655014941f38e1cc6bbf0c0/thumbnail_1257000.jpg","/articles/6282603/Washington/Monte-Cristo-Elementary-reports-low-projected-proficiency-sets-targets-for-reading-math-and-attendance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6282603-7395f95c40f79c426204839b42a5d778/orig.mp4?Expires=1776223200&Signature=Qgl~YE-BHDA7hqkDPDgN8O6KwTLXy14gU1BtIVgqTBMXLnmfoWALqu2xRTm13lkGiKniKfTjx84SOse7oYXyLc7HKSeGONxiyM4yXAVxdTbW-mUbg-DXqdB~QnbOK-4A5JmFhomc44jW42wT0Aem4V4Qpo-crI8dM8XTL4XF~D0TjLYvQXSayjD6PMhHB3Gf9U6OcIK7SfKpti3nIhgnz-z51M4RaGz3vmaYvGw13WRUiG3SdwnAjaVQZxBJO~4mZP~sdVtf0dW9EeoNiSJkwzpHTNgQ5PsEG7rACL1x~YJ3eLLqwXfn7bxDyr4KPTbhImBjp0bmkwuXkyPV-bpEdg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the Granite Falls School Board meeting, Principal Lynn of Monte Cristo Elementary presented school enrollment, demographic and assessment data and laid out school-improvement targets for reading, math and attendance.

Principal Lynn said the school is focusing on student achievement and social-emotional learning as staff implement a newly adopted reading curriculum, Amplify. \"We continue to focus on increasing student achievement, especially with a new adopted reading curriculum, Amplify,\" Lynn said.

The presentation listed current enrollment and demographics: Monte Cristo has eight third-grade classrooms; the student body is 49.51% female and 50.49% male. Racial and ethnic figures presented were: two or more races 5.44%, Hispanic 14.76%, White 75%, African American 1.36%, American Indian 0.39% and Asian 1.75%. Program percentages presented included bilingual students 6.79%, free/reduced-price meals subgroup 36.5%, students experiencing homelessness 5.8%, students with disabilities 19.02%, Title program 4.27%, Learning Assistance Program (LAP) 20.38% and gifted program 0.77%.

Assessment projections and targets were a central focus. Lynn recounted I‑Ready “typical growth” projections that showed an estimated 32% proficiency in reading and 24% in math for third grade based on winter screeners. Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA) projections shown in the presentation put third- and fourth-grade projected reading proficiency at about 29% and fifth grade at 37%. Math projections in the presentation were roughly 33% for third grade, 18% for fourth grade and 19% for fifth grade.

The school improvement plan targets included increasing the percentage of third- through fifth-grade students achieving annual typical growth in English/language arts from 57% to 70% and stretch growth from 24% to 40% by June 2025, as measured by I‑Ready. For mathematics, the plan aims to raise typical growth from 37% to 60% and stretch growth from 13% to 23% by June 2025. The attendance goal is that 80% of students attend at least 90% of school days; last year's rate cited in the presentation was 72.7%.

During board questions, third-grade teacher Miss Benison said targeted small-group instruction has produced gains in reading for students pulled out to Title services but noted those same students are not currently receiving comparable small-group math intervention: \"I've seen huge gains this year. But those are the same kids that need help with math, and they're not getting pulled out into small group anymore,\" Benison said.

Board members and staff discussed how to interpret diagnostic screeners and projections. One board member noted that I‑Ready projections are based on a January screening and do not account for instruction between the screen and spring state tests; district staff confirmed that the projection is not a final score but a midyear indicator.

The Monte Cristo team said they will use small literacy groups, data chats and targeted math groupings to pursue the improvement goals and emphasized collaboration among leadership teams, families and community partners. The presenter identified Megan Rice as the lead for attendance efforts and acknowledged recent classrooms with perfect daily attendance.

The presentation closed with board members urging continued focus on instructional minutes and delivery of targeted interventions.

Ending: The board did not take a separate formal vote on the Monte Cristo presentation; the item was a staff report and question-and-answer session.","Principal Lynn told the Granite Falls School Board that I‑Ready and Smarter Balanced projections show third- through fifth-grade proficiency below prior years; the school outlined goals to raise typical and stretch growth in reading and math and to increase attendance to 80% of students attending at least 90% of days.","actionData","errors"]

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