b'the diverse needs of our school districts.held at Port Angeles School District. Region 7David Jagannath & Britton Here is a summary of our key activities: Mitch Denning will be in attendanceVanness- No region meeting in October o November was marked by the peacefulat our January meeting to present adue to conference. At the conference exchange of power from Mike to Jacob. legislative update. We are really lookingregion 7 members were able to meet o Jacob Cornwall led his first meetingforward to what Mitch has to sayand have a brief discussion on in person as part of the Region 4 leadership team.especially with the financial constraintsmeetings subject matter. New members Discussions focused on strategiesdistricts are facing. who attended were introduced.to improve attendance and increaseWe have also decided to have meetingsNovember 20ththe value of meetings for our schoolthrough the summer months whichNovember region meeting was held at districts. While initial participationhasnt been typical with our region. ThisPasco ESD 123. Fourteen members/was minimal, we eventually gatheredwill hopefully provide some membersED partners attended. This was the several ideas touching on diverse topics,with much needed support during thatfirst in person meetings we have had highlighting the unique challenges othercritical time. in over 10 years. Really great turnout. districts are facing. This discussionRegion 6NChris Dillon & TennilleBelfor Restoration sponsored the lunch reinforced the importance of tailoringHenry-September-geoff lawson sharedand Clear Risk Solutions were the guest lecture topics to cover a broad spectrumabout legislature-October was nospeakers. 30-45 min discussion and of issues relevant to all attendees. meeting, November-Winter weatherround table on winter preparedness for October WAMOA Conference: prep building and grounds. Discussed how to The conference provided an excellentRegion 6S Michael Knaack & Shawnmitigate risk with frozen pipes and how opportunity for Region 4 members toSandvig - Good morning, All. We hadto prepare trouble spots before the cold connect and engage frequently. It wassix school districts and 16 ed partners- weather sets in.a valuable space for networking andMichael is working on RTS. Round table- Meeting wrapped up with brief discussion sharing insights. October, Fire alarm systems-November,about continuing with in person training.September Meeting: Gift exchange-December. Everyone agreed that it made sense to This was our first meeting afterWe had Elizabeth Jacobs talk about aircontinue and were happy with using Paso the summer break. It served as aquality ESD 123 as a good location.reintroduction to the group, helpingMichael and I were Voted to continuecontinued next pagemembers reconnect and rebuild ourbeing co repscollaborative momentum.Region 5Justin Gray & Joan Moore-Both the Region 5 rep and co-rep positions were vacated in October and new rep and co-rep Justin Gray and Joan Moore were appointed.We are working on strategies to try and increase membership with both schoolPBSUSA.COMdistricts and ed partners. OREGONWASHINGTONRegion 5 is meeting the third Friday of the month and we have decided to have our meetings at different locations inSafeguarding Health hopes of making them more accessibleEnsuring Safety and appealing to different members.Our November meeting took place atEngineering SolutionsAzteca Restaurant in Silverdale and was very well attended and we look forwardENVIRONMENTALHEALTH & SAFETYENGINEERINGSURVEYto our December meeting which will be WAMOA JOURNALSPRING 2025 33'