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The consent agenda — covering minutes from prior meetings, vouchers and payroll, personnel matters, surplus and contracts, the February financial report and the April enrollment report — was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote. Julie (last name not specified in the transcript) moved to approve the consent agenda and Martin (last name not specified in the transcript) seconded; the chair called for the ayes and the motion carried.

Later in the meeting the board filled the unexpired vice president term left vacant by the March resignation of Miranda Skolisky. Martin nominated Maria Iniguez for vice president; no other nominations were made. The board held a roll-call vote and recorded ayes from Martin, Maria Iniguez, Mark Belton, Julie and one other board member. The vote gave Iniguez the majority needed to assume the office through December 2025.

Sources: board motions, roll call and minutes of the April 22 Wenatchee School District board meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Wenatchee School District Board Meeting 4-22-25","oneSentenceSummary","At its April 22 meeting the Wenatchee School District board approved the consent agenda and elected Maria Iniguez to serve as board vice president for the remainder of the term through December 2025.","taxTitle","Wenatchee School District, School Districts, Washington","taxId",38568,"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},6577707,"Community-run indoor soccer league draws hundreds, district highlights role supporting youth activity",978,321000,1299000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3091624-f1973b5dbe505d4fa48670529c06104f&start=321&end=1299","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3091624-f1973b5dbe505d4fa48670529c06104f/thumbnail_321000.jpg","/articles/6577707/Washington/Community-run-indoor-soccer-league-draws-hundreds-district-highlights-role-supporting-youth-activity","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6577707-71d141091265d2391e408e9e5f05d0a7/orig.mp4?Expires=1772915292&Signature=OctsF4W~Y2-HYkF5KCMZMuHX5SMFs8U7XSDtFK6IWQEIGjKBtqabjVgOvwfN7roTMiAc7r8zEykrItkJlyaIVbo-zVPIZ96~XRRuxWHEq-8~zOznvAQg2teO1Uu3mm17JpQE2gC8ukuDj3poDm9OVgIto4Er9QeZgowoCBb4EZra6djlsEGHIN5bCiMYzOuTjoQw7eNy3zB1sugJH-Qn9d-movEEhiPyDeHEu8Msaz2NTKyyRt9ya~IaaYOxbCupPhUfGXDKsyURO3Ji6UblD0rf3i0RYZySnjMi04Jhz27ZVb5gLVWQkDhkNV-oBWmYxjhBBid2tDwrrYZbgGuPWQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","WENATCHEE, Wash. — The Wenatchee School District on April 22 heard from Alfonso Lopez, who described a winter indoor soccer league that used school facilities and drew hundreds of players and volunteers.

Lopez, identified in the meeting as the district’s director of Hispanic and Latino relations, said the league began about two years ago and used Foothills Middle School gym space on Sundays to accommodate participants. He said the league ran October through March and that the most recent winter season had 22 teams and roughly 286 participants, including players, coaches and volunteers.

Lopez summarized the program’s goals as offering students “another outlet for students to engage in healthy and productive activities” and said the league motto is “educate yourself, stay in schools, play fair, and enjoy your league.” He said district staff attended games and talked with parents about partnerships and community involvement.

Coaches Jason Gonzalez and another coach (first name John in the transcript) told the board the winter league helped players maintain skills during the off season. Gonzalez said, “This is amazing for these boys… The kids look forward to it,” and another coach said the league kept students active and off screens.

Lopez said adults also participate in the league and that he promotes games via a Facebook page he operates called Wenatchee football news. He said organizers are looking ahead to public outreach events and will continue seeking ways to make the program sustainable, noting that much of the operational work — setup, announcing and promotion — has relied on Lopez and family volunteers.

Board members praised the partnership and asked staff to consider sustainability and district support. The board said it wants to ensure organizers receive ongoing support so the program can continue and expand without relying on a single individual for day-to-day operations.

Sources: remarks by Alfonso Lopez and volunteer coaches during the April 22 Wenatchee School District board meeting.","District staff and community volunteers described a winter indoor soccer league held at Foothills Middle School that attracted about 286 participants across 22 teams; the program aims to keep youth engaged in healthy activity and strengthen community ties to the district.",{"_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},6577712,"Board hears proposal to move district’s Transitions program into Columbia Elementary’s west wing",1666,3338000,5004000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3091624-f1973b5dbe505d4fa48670529c06104f&start=3338&end=5004","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3091624-f1973b5dbe505d4fa48670529c06104f/thumbnail_3338000.jpg","/articles/6577712/Washington/Board-hears-proposal-to-move-districts-Transitions-program-into-Columbia-Elementarys-west-wing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6577712-6074c2cf559c51e93ee79a8f352e143d/orig.mp4?Expires=1772915292&Signature=Vn9bnj-V5Bim7Sokbeb3hxWS4vq4xlTp8ruZIKz904XznQEY5TyTSuhlUENuD4N6vaxaO-R8S5K0GzP950CBBrgkmXlOa~1slCOWd1BtOroRVqxpvQysaGpV4k6jxbBtX2emu3LjHcRNFVK1C4KHjD7eTMYuulkAnYg73F8mKxrBJAlYFgzpwteKcnkIoP-NKOrneeRnI5OBFH7naBgi5gFjp-LeIolBxzQS8ysq9ogjbtadBTreIOo64uZgkjQ25tiM5TbTVwzjSL7F39EqLUhSNDeBLeAblXnUZiuOIMdGVQpXp4nmD-znVo-l8uJxdrt5QfBcHy0vxFihYrDvbA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","WENATCHEE, Wash. — Wenatchee School District staff presented the district’s case April 22 for relocating its Transitions program — a community-based program serving students with disabilities aged 18–22 — into the west wing of Columbia Elementary.

Staff said the Transitions program, which provides vocational training, community-access practice and job coaching, has outgrown temporary portables at Westside High School. Bethann (last name not given in transcript), who described program operations, said the program places students in community jobs, names Central Washington Hospital as a current employer partner and said staff work toward fading job-coaching supports when students demonstrate independence on the job.

Bethann said the program recently grew because state rules were updated to let students remain in school services through the school year in which they turn 22; she said that change added seven students to the program this year. She described the current portables as a temporary location with limited bathroom space and constrained ADA access, and she said making the portables meet accessibility needs would reduce classroom instructional space.

District staff proposed using the Columbia Elementary west wing — a portion of the former elementary the district is keeping for district programs — to provide a more permanent home with six classrooms, a separate entrance and dedicated parking. Officials said the Columbia location would be more central to community employers and to the tech center, allow teachers and staff to be colocated, and would reduce the expense of required ADA upgrades compared with renovating the portables.

Finance and facilities clarifications provided by staff estimated costs of roughly $25,000 to address the identified needs at the Westside portables versus about $55,000 to prepare the Columbia west wing to the same standards. Staff said the Columbia option would require some ADA work but at a fraction of the cost that would be needed to renovate the portables to meet current code and program needs.

Board members asked about funding for special education and the program’s model. Staff said the district receives state funding to support students in transitions programming and that the program is staff intensive, requiring many paraeducators; staff said funding is available for the added year of services up to age 22 under recent legislative changes. Board members also asked whether the Transitions program admits students who have not completed four years of high school; staff said the district’s current Transitions model enrolls students who have completed four years of high school and that other districts use different intake models.

District staff said the board will receive a formal discussion and potential action on the proposed relocation at the May 13 board meeting.

Sources: presentation and video by district staff at the April 22 Wenatchee School District board meeting.","District staff recommended relocating the Wenatchee School District Transitions program from portable classrooms at Westside High School into the available west wing of Columbia Elementary, citing space, accessibility and a lower estimated cost to meet ADA needs; the board will discuss potential action May 13.",{"_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},6577717,"Wenatchee moves forward on $14.1 million modernization of Valley Technical Skills Center using progressive design-build",1938,1328000,3266000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3091624-f1973b5dbe505d4fa48670529c06104f&start=1328&end=3266","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3091624-f1973b5dbe505d4fa48670529c06104f/thumbnail_1328000.jpg","/articles/6577717/Washington/Wenatchee-moves-forward-on-141-million-modernization-of-Valley-Technical-Skills-Center-using-progressive-design-build","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6577717-d886e980ccb959780a0fea5783737777/orig.mp4?Expires=1772915292&Signature=LtNE68vt~z1f0VjABM2e3NLxGou7rfYj9323LutjcJac8TazQ9P5IlEP7SvVwAR5fXX0jF44iIYIOYrwZMZ~5N4aGSbXYe6YjSOAikXeZQxR~RP4qNeC~FtvSIYUZZ2VFCCGg7XkI3MvtsJxFEWtAJF3a0ePaqAF7O4yG5fxRWLfxUTVUH7Zh~1vaVOlIlrBvezAQQKqYj~3daYYFFDYHO2yHHu7SY-Shj~4YWG4Wa--X3YcvPqH488l3Z0T1FjDzSEpJuFnSM1HWobqle3FEdovFzeBQyYUFjoD~5uLB26l3nfCGJTy4MAEsKuBRzDhC5gfFT5Vfb1zVZKqB-uK8w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","WENATCHEE, Wash. — Wenatchee School District officials and project managers updated the school board April 22 on plans to modernize the Wenatchee Valley Technical Skills Center using a progressive design-build contract and an early summer contract award timeline.

The district is pursuing a modernization for Buildings A and B that includes new classrooms for fire science and culinary, completion of mezzanine and elevator work, improved ADA access and upgrades to HVAC and fire safety systems. The district and its owner's representative presented a preliminary budget of about $14.1 million for hard and soft costs and a procurement schedule that begins with statements of qualifications due May 5.

Progressive design-build, the district said, selects teams based on qualifications first, then develops design and cost collaboratively so the contractor and design team can address phasing, constructability and long-lead procurement early. Kayla Van Leashout, project manager with the owner's representative team, said the model “allows for a collaborative selection process” and helps accelerate schedule and manage risk.

Matt Piano, also a project manager on the team, described the proposed scope. For Building A the district plans a state-of-the-art classroom development for programs such as fire science and culinary, improvements to the lobby and conference center and an apparatus bay for fire science. For Building B the plan addresses a repurposed warehouse layout by finishing the mezzanine, adding an elevator and primary stairs and increasing parking to support future health-care and lab programs.

Piano said the district intends to shortlist no fewer than two and no more than four proposers from the request-for-qualifications stage, then invite interviews and a request-for-proposal phase. The team said it expects to deliver a contract for board approval by the June 24 board meeting and begin phased design and early construction packages in late 2025, with major completion and punch-list work estimated in late 2026 into early 2027.

On budget, Van Leashout described the $14.1 million total as composed of about $10.6 million in progressive design-build hard costs (design-build contractor, general conditions, contingency and fee) and roughly $3.5 million in soft costs (furniture and equipment, consultants, owner contingency, sales tax and other professional services). She emphasized the numbers are early estimates and will be refined as teams are selected and design progresses.

Board members asked about due diligence on existing conditions and locating utilities before final designs, and the presenters said that bringing the contractor into the design phase early is intended to reduce the risk of late surprise changes. Other questions covered integration of educational-technology expertise into the design teams and tariff/long-lead material risks; the project team said those topics will be part of qualifications evaluations and early procurement planning.

The district said the project budget is funded by a state grant approved in February and that the project aligns with the district's 10-year capital plan. The owners' representative said the project review committee in Olympia approved the district’s request to use an alternative contract method and that the firm observed strong contractor interest during a recent preproposal walk.

The district will return to the board with contract documents and a recommended design-builder for approval. Meanwhile staff will refine scope, sequencing and contingencies with the selected team.

Sources: presentation by the district and the owner's representative team at the April 22 Wenatchee School District board meeting.","District staff presented a progress update on the Wenatchee Valley Technical Skills Center modernization, which will use a progressive design-build procurement, seek a design-builder this spring and aims for construction-phased delivery under a roughly $14.1 million budget funded by a state grant.","actionData","errors"]

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