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David Douglas School District 40 board meeting, Sep 10, 2026

3 h 35 min · 1 public speaker

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What happened at this meeting

Board approves preparing pension obligation bond resolution ahead of bond sale 1:46:16

  • The board also heard an appeal of a complaint over a Scout storage container moved from a school site and voted on approving the cost of moving it. 20:12
  • A presenter briefed the board by video on a possible pension obligation bond sale, saying current interest rates were too high but a resolution setting a maximum borrowing rate would let the district act if the market improved. 49:49
  • After discussion, the board voted on a motion to have the district prepare a pension obligation bond resolution, and the chair announced that it passed. 1:46:16
  • The board approved Policy KNA, Community Relations Immigration Enforcement on District Property. 3:29:46

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Item by item (15)
  1. Opening and land acknowledgement 6:12
    • The meeting opened with a Native American land acknowledgement. 6:38
    • The student body president report was skipped, and no one signed up for public comment. 7:32
  2. Association comment on hiring 8:21
    • A speaker said about 13 of 34 new school-age hires were special education educators and raised concern about turnover among learning specialists. 8:59
    • The speaker said about 45 Grow Your Own graduates over roughly 5 years produced only 23 hires in the district and asked why the gap existed. 8:59
  3. Complaint appeal over Scout storage container 17:27
    • Speakers said a storage container used by a Scout troop at an elementary school was moved to the high school and its gear was taken to the junkyard, and they listed materials totaling $12,439.59. 20:12
    • Thomas Stephenson asked what the district could do to make things whole, and Heather Franklin asked how much it would cost to move the bin; a staff member said it was probably $1,000 or less. 26:51
    • Stephanie D. Stephens said, on behalf of that board position, that they apologized. 36:22
  4. Pension obligation bond presentation 40:23
    • The presenter said the district borrowed $38 million in 2007 at 5.64% and estimated it will have put about $9 million more into the combined system when the bonds are paid off. 58:12
    • Heather Franklin asked about payroll growth and return assumptions in the presenter's model. 1:30:23
    • One board member said they would not be voting for the motion, while another board member said they were in favor of moving forward. 1:46:39
    • The chair announced that the motion to prepare a pension obligation bond resolution passed. 1:46:16
  5. Hispanic Heritage Month proclamation 2:01:12
    • Board members read a proclamation recognizing National Hispanic Latinx Heritage Month. 2:01:36
    • The proclamation declared September 15th to October 15th to be Latine Heritage Month. 2:08:00
  6. Heritage month video pilot 2:08:34
    • A staff member said the district is piloting short videos aligned with heritage months so the board can hear from students, families and staff. 2:10:00
    • A staff member said the video would be uploaded to social media after the board viewed it. 2:15:13
  7. Grow Your Own summer internship report 2:15:28
    • A staff member said the Grow Your Own program will end in June 2027 because a state grant is ending. 2:19:19
    • A teacher said 3 interns worked with the 9th Grade Counts program, which served over 120 students. 2:21:50
  8. Integrated plan annual report 2:32:11
    • Staff said preliminary data showed a 0.5% increase in regular attendance. 2:37:11
    • Staff said screening data showed 3% more students at benchmark at the end of the year. 2:41:46
    • No public comment was offered on the report. ~2:49:44
  9. Drug and alcohol plan 2:50:26
    • A staff member described interventions for substance possession, including a contract, a 15-day activity pause and a 90-day random search for a first possession. 2:55:26
    • One board member asked about the health curriculum and suggested sharing course content with families. 3:09:31
    • One board member asked that the matrix showing who does what also list the people who make sure it all makes sense everywhere, and a staff member said that would be added. 3:16:36
    • Board members voted aye on a roll call on the motion to approve the drug and alcohol plan. 3:14:37
  10. Consent agenda 3:17:38
    • A motion to approve the consent agenda was made and seconded. 3:18:03
    • Board members voted aye on a roll call on the consent agenda. 3:18:15
  11. Bond construction update 3:18:24
    • The staff member said wood truss assessments showed additional exploration was needed at several buildings and the next oversight committee meeting will be October 19th. 3:18:33
    • A staff member said equipment at one school was delayed until November, so temporary heat would be in place for a little longer. 3:19:16
  12. Budget Committee appointments 3:22:43
    • Muriel Jordan made an appointment to a Budget Committee position, with the appointee continuing in that position. 3:22:56
    • A board member said a vacancy for position 5 will open on September 14th. 3:23:04
  13. Superintendent's report 3:23:30
    • The superintendent thanked staff and families for the school opening and said the district has about 39 bus routes and serves an estimated 2,800 breakfasts and 6,800 lunches a day. 3:23:30
    • The superintendent said there are about 30 open classified positions and about 13 open licensed positions. 3:28:31
  14. Board policies 3:29:41
    • A motion was made to approve policy KNA on immigration enforcement on district property. 3:29:46
    • Althea Ender said the policy group had started reviewing the policies and nothing had risen to its attention so far. 3:30:30
    • The chair announced that policy KNA passed. 3:30:14
  15. Board reports and adjournment 3:31:08
    • Muriel Jordan said a draft superintendent job description is being worked on with HR for the next board meeting. 3:33:22
    • The chair said a board retreat is being planned and adjourned the meeting to executive session. 3:33:42

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