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Astoria School District 1 board meeting, Aug 12, 2026

39 min · 1 public speaker

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Astoria district says state approved plan to make up weather days 24:27

  • Motions were made on the consent agenda, a local wellness policy and a proclamation for student attendance awareness. 2:16
  • A speaker at public comment counted 162 instructional days in the school calendar, compared with a full year of 180, and cited a cost of $81,000 a day. 12:19
  • A district staff member said the state approved the district's instructional time restoration plan, under which the district would make up all weather days. 24:27
  • During comments, speakers asked for more information on school days, including where the district ranks in the nation and the budget impact of adding days. 27:48
Item by item (12)
  1. Opening, roll call and pledge 0:00
    • The meeting opened with a roll call, the Pledge of Allegiance and a reading of the district's mission and vision statements. 0:00
    • A motion was made and seconded to elect the continuing board chair, followed by a motion to elect a vice chair. 0:09
    • The presiding speaker welcomed the new board vice chair. 2:00
  2. Consent agenda 2:16
    • A motion to approve the consent agenda was made and seconded, and a vote was called. 2:16
  3. Beginning of school year report 2:36
    • A staff member said the charter academy had 309 students as of the meeting, including 12 IEP kids. 3:09
    • The staff member said enrollment was expected to reach about 350. 3:48
    • The staff member invited board members to staff return events, including a new teacher lunch at the middle school on the 20th and a district in-service at the high school on the 25th. 5:06
  4. Board retreat update 6:33
    • A staff member said the retreat would include a Roberts Rules training done by OSBA online, a review of last year's goals and setting goals for this year. 6:37
    • The staff member said the board also needed to decide whether to bring back a discussion about valedictorians. 6:37
  5. Finance report 8:04
    • A staff member said the end-of-year figures as of June 30th were preliminary and had not been reviewed by auditors. 8:04
    • The staff member said benefits rose $1.6 million due to the PERS rate increase. 9:05
    • The staff member presented a graph showing revenue and expenses over a full year, with expenses spiking in June. 9:45
  6. Public comment 9:45
    • The speaker cited a cost of $81,000 a day and said 15 days of in-services, conferences and early release came to $1.2 plus million. 11:51
    • A speaker at public comment said a count of the calendar came to 162 instructional days, while a full school year is 180 days. 12:19
    • The speaker asked the board to look at the number of days and the cost per day. 16:26
  7. Local wellness policy second reading 18:33
    • The board took up the second reading of policy EFA, local wellness. 18:33
    • Speakers said the section on Principles of Healthy Weight Management was taken out after the first reading. 19:26
    • A motion to approve the policy was made and seconded, and a vote was called. 20:09
  8. Student attendance awareness proclamation 20:21
    • A proclamation for student attendance awareness was read, defining chronic absence as missing 10% or more of school for any reason. 20:44
    • The proclamation committed the board to make attendance a top priority, use data to set targets and track progress, and engage parents and the community. 20:44
    • A motion to approve the proclamation was made and seconded, and a vote was called. 20:44
  9. Instructional time restoration plan 24:05
    • A staff member said the plan was based on the governor's executive order on student instructional time and had a deadline of July 15th. 24:27
    • The staff member said the plan was to make up all weather days and that the state approved it. 24:27
    • The staff member said no board vote was required unless the board chose not to make up the days. 26:11
  10. Board comments 26:35
    • A speaker said K through 8 summer school had over 100 kids. 26:41
    • A speaker asked how the district ranks nationally and what practices higher-ranking states use, and another speaker asked for more information on school days. 28:28
    • A speaker said adding school days also costs money and asked about the budget impact. 35:37
  11. Future meetings 36:02
    • The board retreat was set for Tuesday, September 1st, at 5:30, and a study session for Wednesday, September 9th, at 5:45, followed by a regular meeting at 7 o'clock. 36:58
  12. Executive session and adjournment 36:02
    • The board met in executive session and returned to open session for action items. 38:05
    • A motion to take no further action was made and seconded, and a vote was called. 38:40

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Video: posted by the district as “August 12th 2026 Astoria SD Regular Board Meeting”