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David Douglas School District 40 board meeting, Aug 13, 2026

2 h 43 min · 1 public speaker

AI in schools ▶ 36:37Budget cuts and layoffs ▶ 6:24Reading and test scores ▶ 48:51

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What happened at this meeting

Board approves superintendent evaluation tool, takes up high school start times 13:25

  • The board approved the consent agenda and the superintendent evaluation tool. 13:21
  • The board heard a presentation on later high school start times from a health teacher and students, and board members asked about economic benefits and sports schedules. 14:03
  • The board discussed whether to pursue new pension obligation bonds, and a staff member said a decision would be needed no later than the September board meeting. 1:38:42

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Item by item (15)
  1. Opening and public comment 0:04
    • The meeting opened with a Native American land acknowledgement. 0:04
    • A speaker at public comment raised safety concerns about children riding e-bikes and e-scooters on the track near the school and said a sign saying no motorized vehicles was not enough. 1:53
  2. Licensed employee association comment 6:01
    • The president of the licensed staff union said class sizes would be bigger this fall because of staff cuts and that the union was working without a contract past the end of June. 6:24
    • The union president said bargaining would continue this fall and described work on a new professional learning system and a Walking School Bus project. 6:35
  3. Consent agenda 12:58
    • A motion to approve the consent agenda was made and seconded. 13:03
    • The consent agenda passed on a roll call vote. 13:21
  4. High school start times 13:25
    • A student presenter said the district commissioned a study from the University of Portland in 2017 that found later high school start times support students. 14:31
    • A speaker presented survey results showing that among 15 students at a school that starts at 7:40 AM, 73% said they were more tired than awake on arriving and 87% said they had fallen asleep in class. 19:30
    • Muriel Jordan asked about the economic benefits of later start times, and Heather Franklin asked how later start times would affect evening sports schedules. 28:50
  5. Family ambassador report 33:36
    • A speaker said Cohort 2 workshops included educational technology and use of AI, attendance, student behavior and path to graduation. 38:49
    • An ambassador said feedback from the group included working more closely with principals. 44:36
    • Stephanie D. Stephens said board members would like to come and talk with the ambassadors. 46:58
  6. Performance growth targets 48:51
    • A staff member said the district must set targets for 7 common state metrics and 1 local metric, and that the district chose career and workforce readiness as its local metric. 51:03
    • The staff member said the district will submit its targets to ODE by August 31st and that ODE's goal is to approve them by September 15th. 57:59
    • One board member said the Accountability Act brings accountability without any funding. 1:07:32
  7. Bond construction update 1:10:20
    • A staff member said the district was anticipating one school would open at least a week late and that equipment for the gym would not go in until late October. 1:10:27
    • A staff member said the district planned to send a firm plan out to the community early next week. 1:16:37
    • Heather Franklin asked whether there was a makeup plan for lost instructional hours, and a staff member said not yet. 1:17:21
  8. Strategic plan update 1:21:51
    • A staff member said the district is consolidating 3 existing plans into one strategic plan and plans to share it with the community in September. 1:22:41
    • Stephanie D. Stephens asked whether the plan would include strategies, actions and timelines. 1:29:16
  9. Superintendent evaluation tool 1:32:22
    • Stephanie D. Stephens moved approval of the evaluation tool, and the motion was seconded. 1:32:50
  10. Superintendent job description 1:34:22
    • Muriel Jordan said a staff member in the HR department will draft the job description for the board and that there was nothing to read yet. 1:34:33
  11. Pension obligation bond analysis 1:38:32
    • A staff member said a decision on new pension obligation bonds would be needed no later than the September board meeting and recommended putting it off to look at the '27 risk analysis. 1:38:42
    • One board member said the analysis showed a probability of about 75 to 87% of a gain and said they would be a no on the bonds. 1:44:58
    • Thomas Stephenson asked for a forecast of what the district would face without the bonds. 1:53:36
  12. Superintendent's report 2:06:40
    • The superintendent apologized to the community of the affected school and said this was not the district's intent. 2:06:11
    • A staff member said elementary summer school had an average of 299 students and average attendance of about 83%. 2:07:54
  13. Financial report 2:16:42
    • A staff member said the general fund ending fund balance projection for '25-'26 was about $17.7 million. 2:16:47
    • The staff member said the interest rate on the local government investment pool fell from 4.6% in June of 2025 to 4%. 2:19:11
  14. Reflections on public comment 2:19:45
    • One board member said they would like the board to be more serious about considering a later high school start time again. 2:19:53
    • The superintendent said this year could be used to study the start time issue and gather community input, with a decision by the end of the year for the following year. 2:21:58
    • Sara Epstein, MPH asked whether the district could partner to offer helmets to students, and a staff member said the district is adding e-scooters to its signage. 2:28:18
  15. Board liaison and committee reports 2:37:56
    • Thomas Stephenson described a visit with the facilities group and said lead paint is one reason painting district property is difficult. 2:38:29

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Video: posted by the district as “David Douglas School Board Meeting 8.13.26”