b'B OA R D MINU T E SWAMOA BOARD MEETING TAC: Kelly Gregg, Devlin Piplic The recent legislative session yielded DATE: MAY 14, 2025 Professional DevelopmentPaul Harrison mixed outcomes. The primary focus areas ZOOM 9AM Environmental Health & Safety Chair: Jeffincluded special education funding, MSOC Rogers (Materials, Supplies, and Operating Costs), In Attendance: and pupil transportation.President: Devlin Piplic Not Present: R1: Jerry Page We saw a significant increase in special Vice President: Cisco Gomezeducation funding. Notably, the bill Sec/Treasurer: Geoff Lawson R2: Orlando Cerrillo removed the 16% enrollment cap and Executive Director: Katie GranadoR4: Michael Pauley lowered the threshold for safety net Past President: Travis Bown R5: Justin Gray eligibility. There was also a funding increase R1: Justin East R6N: Chris Dillon of $35.27 per K12 student and $4.69 per R8: Tim Engh high school student. However, this increase R2: Randy Acker falls short of addressing the growing MSOC R3: Jessica Beehner, Nicole Daltoso Ed Partners: Matt Kealoha expenses districts are facing. WAMOA will R4: Jacob Cornwall Legislative: Doug Vanderleestcontinue to advocate for sufficient MSOC R5: Joan Moore Communications- Michael Pauley funding in future legislative efforts.R6N: Tennille Henry Call to Order 9:06 am. There were no major changes made to the R6S: Michael Knaack, Shawn Sandvig Presidents Report. Devlin Piplic-pupil transportation budget this session.R7: Britton Vanness, David Jagannath WAMOA is pleased to welcome a newWAMOA has partnered with the R8: Rosey Burkhard regional representative for Region 9 co- Department of Health to distribute free chair: Jackson Cole. Additionally, MarinaMERV-13 air filters to local school districts. R9: Trevor Bell, Jackson Cole Tanay has stepped down from her role as We will be providing these filters in bulk Governance & Compliance, Elections &Communications Chair. We thank her forto districts that request them, supporting Programs: Jeff Hosler her service and are happy to announceefforts to maintain healthy indoor air Ed Partners: Ben Moore that Michael Pauley will be stepping intoquality.Conference: Alicia Lawverthe position. In addition, WAMOA is currently engaged in discussions with the Department of Ecology regarding the Refrigerant Management Program. More updates will follow as these conversations progress.Technology Committee. The Technology Committee, composed of David Baird, Katie Granado, Jessica Beehner, Alicia Lawver, Trevor Bell, and Devlin Piplic, has been actively meeting to explore options for cloud-based storage and email communication for WAMOA.The committees primary goal is to recommend a cloud storage platform that will be accessible to all board members. An additional objective is to establish official email addresses for the WAMOA board to improve internal communication. Currently, many WAMOA-related emails are being routed to junk folders, which hinders effective communication.30 WAMOA JOURNALFALL 2025'