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Corvallis School District 509J board meeting, Sep 24, 2026

2 h 47 min · 0 public speakers

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Corvallis School Board approves Policy K&A, adds supported-languages notice requirement 2:27:42

  • The board also heard presentations on a downtown vitality task force and summer programs and held a work session with the Corvallis Public Schools Foundation. 25:10
  • Before that vote, the board approved an amendment by Sami Al-Abdrabbuh requiring that the policy's required notice be provided in all supported languages. 2:27:42
  • A staff member said the policy was required and new, while AR1 was highly recommended and AR2 was optional, so the board could adopt the policy and hold the administrative rules for further conversation. 2:41:26
  • The board approved Policy K&A as amended and Policy K&A AR2 as presented, and the chair announced that the motion passed. 2:44:49

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Item by item (8)
  1. Call to order 16:53
    • The meeting was called to order at 6:31 PM, and the chair said the board continues to offer a virtual participation option for board members and district staff. 16:53
  2. LGBTQI2S+ History Month resolution reading 17:55
    • The chair said the board rereads the proclamations every year to reaffirm the district's commitments in them. 22:09
  3. Student representative introductions 22:09
    • A staff member said the board typically has 6 student representatives each school year, 2 each from CHS, CV and College Hill, and two representatives introduced themselves. 22:27
  4. Downtown vitality task force presentation 24:40
    • A presenter shared results of the Downtown Vitality Strategy Task Force, which concluded its work in July with a report to the City Council. 25:10
    • The presenter asked the school board to hold additional discussion on how the board and the district might fit into the report's goals and actions, and asked the board and district to be open to a conversation about an urban renewal district. 47:30
    • Sami Al-Abdrabbuh asked the presenter to speak to how tax increment financing interacts with school district funding, and the presenter said the understanding was that the state would help backfill any resulting revenue loss. 50:47
  5. Summer programs update 58:45
    • A staff member said the district scaled back summer programming because of organizational change and a research report, serving about 183 students compared with around 300 the year before. 59:28
    • The staff member said 81.5 credits were earned and 6 students earned diplomas through credit recovery, and 20,000 meals were served over 10 sites. 1:05:03
    • Bernie Wang asked whether work experience earned CTE credits, and the staff member said it was a paid experience rather than CTE credit. 1:10:01
  6. Joint session on community engagement 1:13:39
    • The superintendent said the joint session with the Corvallis Public Schools Foundation would focus on community engagement. 1:23:10
    • A foundation representative said educator grants from small businesses and other organizations had more than doubled from the previous year, and that 21 staff resource grants of up to $500 had gone out so far. 1:24:22
    • One board member said community engagement continually comes up as an ask from the community and that more engagement is not always more effective engagement. 1:32:21
  7. Small-group discussion on philanthropy mindsets 1:35:42
    • A district staff member read a quote from the book From Generosity to Justice on charity and justice mindsets and posed discussion questions to groups combining foundation trustees with board members or district staff. 1:35:42
    • Shauna Tominey reported that the group discussed how giving does not always meet a need when decisions are made for others rather than with them. 2:06:29
    • Terese Jones said a justice mindset is built on the idea that no one is the same once it is achieved. 2:15:07
  8. Policy K&A and administrative rules 2:17:54
    • One board member raised a concern about language in AR1 Section 3D, and another board member recommended that the board request a legal opinion from the DOJ on how sanctuary laws apply. 2:24:23
    • Sami Al-Abdrabbuh moved to amend the required notice paragraph of Policy K&A to add in all supported languages, and the chair announced the motion passed. 2:27:42
    • A staff member said the policy was required and new, AR1 was highly recommended and AR2 optional, and the board could hold the rules for further conversation. 2:41:26
    • The board approved Policy K&A as amended and Policy K&A AR2 as presented, and the chair announced the motion passed. 2:44:49

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