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Centennial School District 28J board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Centennial school board adopts 72-hour agenda posting policy on 5⁠-⁠2 vote 2:42:44

  • A motion to review them on an annual basis was made and seconded, and a speaker announced the vote was unanimous. 1:11:51
  • Board members discussed topics for an upcoming legislative preview, including school funding and special education caps. 1:12:27
  • The board reviewed a batch of board policy revisions, which the chair said came from dozens of OSBA updates sent in the spring. 1:27:36
  • The board voted 5 to 2 to adopt policy BDDC with the agenda posted at least 72 business hours before meetings. 2:42:11

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Item by item (15)
  1. Opening business 11:50
    • The board took votes on the evening's agenda and on the minutes from September 23rd. 11:50
  2. Public comment 12:57
    • A speaker at public comment said regular teacher team meetings at a middle school were taken away this year. 14:53
    • Another speaker asked for the board's support in petitioning the district to allow elementary teachers to attend a free social science professional development program. 18:16
  3. Student representative report 21:42
    • Student representatives reported on homecoming, including a court made up of special needs students and no fireworks this year because of cost. 21:51
    • A student representative raised possible changes to the honors diploma, including the technology credit, and asked about bringing back AP classes for freshmen. 28:48
    • David Linn asked whether fireworks could return at halftime, and a student said that would require outside help because of the student council budget. 33:08
  4. Superintendent's report 38:10
    • The superintendent recognized National Principals Month and said the first of 2 long-range facility planning community forums would be held October 21st at Centennial Middle School. 38:31
    • The superintendent said the district was accepting applications for 4 vacancies on the budget committee through October 21st. 46:25
    • Rose Solowski asked whether childcare and interpretation had been requested for the forum, and a staff member said 20 had signed up for Spanish. 47:38
  5. Confirmation items 51:08
    • Michael Newman moved to approve the confirmation items en masse. 51:20
    • The chair announced that the confirmation items passed en masse. 51:29
  6. Board operating agreement 1:01:07
    • The chair said the board revisits its operating agreements on an annual basis. 1:01:07
    • One board member suggested making the final sentence on engaging the community its own line, and another board member seconded making it item 16. 1:06:04
    • A motion was made to approve the agreement as edited. 1:08:31
  7. Board-superintendent agreement and review schedule 1:08:43
    • Hardin moved to approve the board superintendent operating agreement after a staff member said it looked good. 1:09:39
    • One board member proposed reviewing the agreements when a new member joins or goals change. 1:11:05
    • One board member said they would support an annual review, possibly at the board retreat. 1:11:34
    • The chair said the vote to review the operating agreements on an annual basis was unanimous. 1:11:51
  8. Legislative session priorities 1:12:27
    • David Linn raised school funding, special education caps and free student transportation as topics. 1:15:18
    • One board member said funding was number one, and another board member said they would like to understand more about instructional minutes. 1:19:04
    • One board member called for no new requirements without funding, and another board member named doing away with the special education cap as a top priority. 1:21:33
  9. Family and medical leave regulation 1:25:16
    • A district staff member said the leave regulation was provided for awareness and outlined recommended changes, including removing a bereavement attestation requirement. 1:44:17
    • One board member asked that the regulation direct employees to contact Human Resources for procedural help. 1:57:20
    • One board member asked for more time between receiving first-read policies and the meeting. 1:59:10
  10. Board member authority policy 1:59:46
    • The chair said the revision would let the chair seek legal counsel without the board saying it wants it. 2:00:47
    • Michael Newman asked whether the rest of the board could be notified when legal counsel is consulted. 2:03:30
    • Hardin moved to approve policy BBAA with proper grammatical punctuation corrections. 2:11:18
  11. Board vacancies policy 2:11:42
    • A staff member said policy BBE gives the board a choice to allow a district employee serving as a substitute bus driver to be a board member. 2:12:06
    • Hardin moved to approve policy BBE as presented, provided there were proper grammatical punctuation corrections. 2:14:32
    • A staff member said the policy was optional and the board could leave it as it currently is, and a motion was made to leave the current policy as it is. 2:21:13
  12. Committees, communication and quorum policies 2:21:28
    • Hardin moved to approve policy BCE as presented and later moved to approve policy BCF as presented. 2:22:27
    • A staff member said policy BDD was changed to list 4 as a quorum for the 7-member board. 2:26:05
    • Without objection, the chair referred policy BD, on serial communication, back to board leadership. 2:23:48
  13. Meeting agenda policy 2:26:53
    • One board member asked whether agenda posting could be extended beyond 48 hours so the public has more time to review it and submit comment. 2:30:02
    • A staff member said 48 hours is the legal requirement and the district already posts agendas 72 hours in advance. 2:34:36
    • One board member said they would vote against the motion because the 48 hours is the legal requirement. 2:36:59
    • The board adopted policy BDDC with the agenda posted at least 72 business hours before meetings on a 5 to 2 vote. 2:42:11
  14. Meeting minutes policy 2:42:44
    • Staff members said the legislature no longer requires written minutes, and the policy would keep the current practice of general minutes. 2:43:41
    • A motion was made to approve policy BDDG with grammatical corrections. 2:45:44
  15. Future agenda items 2:46:22
    • A staff member listed items for the work session in 2 weeks, including superintendent evaluation components and budget committee interviews. 2:46:32
    • One board member asked for a conversation about other participation options after the varsity team forfeited its last 2 games, and asked for a best practices report on screen time. 2:47:57
    • Rose Solowski encouraged board members to attend Friday night's game for senior football players. 2:53:57

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