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Coupeville School District board meeting, Jun 26, 2026

1 h 44 min

Chronic absenteeism ▶ 1:12:10Budget cuts and layoffs ▶ 48:30Enrollment ▶ 48:30Reading and test scores ▶ 26:05

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What happened at this meeting

School board hears end-of-year assessment results and takes up superintendent contract 13:46

  • The board adopted the agenda and approved the consent agenda. ~0:57
  • Speakers at public comment raised concerns about staff turnover and a staff climate survey, and one asked that union representatives be included in hiring the next principal. 3:21
  • The board heard an end-of-year elementary school improvement plan presentation, a middle and high school assessment report and a superintendent report. 13:03
  • Alison Perera moved to approve the superintendent contract, and Morgan White restated the motion for 2026 through 2029 and called the vote, noting one abstention. 1:41:50

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Item by item (10)
  1. Opening and agenda adoption 0:08
    • Morgan White called the meeting to order and led the flag salute. 0:08
    • Alison Perera read the district land acknowledgement, and Bryan Sherman read the district equity statement. 1:11
    • Morgan White announced the motion to adopt the agenda carried. 0:57
  2. Public comment 2:11
    • A speaker at public comment said the district had lost key employees in the double digits in 2 years and asked the board to commit to independent exit interviews. 3:52
    • A speaker at public comment raised concerns about faculty and administration attrition and asked what was being done about it. 8:23
  3. Consent agenda 11:34
    • A motion was made and seconded to approve the consent agenda as presented. 11:46
    • Morgan White announced the motion carried. 11:51
  4. Elementary school improvement plan review 12:07
    • The presenter said a check-in/check-out mentoring program served 28 students and 77% of them decreased in behavioral referrals. 13:46
    • A presenter reported 73% of 4th graders and 76% of 5th graders scored at level 3 or 4 in ELA, compared with a state average of 50%. 14:49
    • The presenter said a schoolwide jogathon raised over $17,000, which secured an anti-bullying assembly for October. 22:08
  5. Middle and high school assessment report 24:31
    • A presenter reported the current 7th grade rose to 49% from 33% in math proficiency, while the current 8th grade went down by 13 points. 27:54
    • The presenter said the district's typical growth goal in math was 65% and results were 33%, and the reading goal was 70% with results at 50%. 41:07
    • Alison Perera mentioned hearing that iReady might be restructuring and providing a shorter test, and Morgan White asked whether attendance was part of the school improvement plan. 45:55
  6. Business manager report and budget timeline 47:50
    • A staff member reported June enrollment at about 92% of what was budgeted, with K through 12 basic ed enrollment of 882. 48:30
    • The staff member said the district did not hire a high school principal, did a reduction in force for 2 teachers and may or may not lay off a bus driver. 59:09
    • The staff member said the final draft budget is due July 10 and the board will vote to adopt at its July 30 meeting, and Morgan White said a budget workshop will be held the week prior. 1:01:02
  7. Superintendent report on district goals 1:03:55
    • A staff member reported 100% of the high school's seniors graduated. 1:04:22
    • The staff member said students attending 90% or more of school days rose from 69.1% to 74% against a target of 79%. 1:12:10
    • The staff member said 90.67% of 9th graders passed their core classes, exceeding a target of 83.3%. 1:14:18
  8. Board member reports and superintendent evaluation 1:22:04
    • Morgan White presented a summary of the superintendent evaluation, which the board wrapped up by June 1. 1:25:28
    • Morgan White said the facility task force presented 2 proposed locations for an elementary school and will seek community feedback over the summer. 1:26:00
    • One board member thanked another board member for the recap and said the goal-setting process is a work in progress. 1:38:18
  9. Student report 1:39:29
    • A student report described end-of-year events and summer volunteering by clubs. 1:39:39
  10. Correspondence and superintendent contract 1:40:43
    • Morgan White said one email from the union asked to be included in the principal hiring process, and that the 3-year superintendent contract includes a pay change in alignment with administrator and staff pay changes. 1:40:43
    • Alison Perera moved to approve the superintendent contract, and Morgan White said the motion to approve the contract for 2026 through 2029 had been moved and seconded. 1:41:50

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