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David Douglas School District 40 board meeting, date not confirmed yet

1 h 57 min

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David Douglas School Board adopts board policies on second reading 1:43:37

  • A district staff member said the district's review found it in compliance with all of the 60 standards reviewed this year, with no corrective plans required. 1:00:40
  • The board adopted a list of board policies on second reading after a pension obligation bond item was removed from the consent agenda because the business office needed more information. 1:17:39
  • In the superintendent's report, the superintendent said enrollment was under last year by about 350 students and announced the intention to retire at the end of this school year. 1:24:51
Item by item (11)
  1. Opening and student body report 5:49
    • The meeting opened with a Native American land acknowledgment. 6:09
    • The student body president reported on homecoming, a club fair with 40+ clubs and activities, and a half grad event for juniors on track to graduate. 7:47
    • The student body president said a Presidential Council of student representatives should start at some point in November. 8:59
  2. Public comment and association comment 13:36
    • No public comments were signed up. ~13:36
    • A speaker during association comment talked about class sizes and said a middle school schedule change went from 4 periods to 5 periods per day and prep time was reduced from 85 minutes to 69 minutes. 14:00
    • The speaker said 27 teachers at one middle school had over 200 students and asked the board to stay aware of the impacts at the middle school level. 14:29
  3. Indigenous Peoples Day resolution 23:38
    • Heather Franklin, Althea Ender and Thomas Stephenson read portions of the district's Indigenous Peoples Day resolution. 23:59
    • The resolution states that every second Monday of October will be Indigenous Peoples' Day in the district. 26:09
    • A staff member introduced a video on the district's Online Academy for Indigenous Peoples Day. 27:02
  4. Legislative update on attendance 31:07
    • A presenter gave a legislative update on regular attendance and chronic absenteeism, saying Oregon is sitting at about 1/3 of students being chronically absent. 31:55
    • A speaker said House Bill 3199 directed the Legislative Research Office to conduct a study on statewide attendance efforts, with a draft report on 11⁠-⁠30 and a final report due in mid-February of 2027. 36:31
    • The presenter said the policies would be shared with the board and asked for direct feedback. 44:12
  5. Division 22 standards report 45:07
    • Another staff member said instructional time rules under the executive order are still a moving target and that a report will go to ODE because a school opened 2 days late. 55:54
    • A district staff member said the district's review found it in compliance with all 60 standards reviewed and that no corrective plans are required. 1:00:40
    • Heather Franklin asked whether the middle school schedule affected PE minutes, and a staff member said the district is still meeting the requirements. 1:04:26
  6. Consent agenda 1:17:29
    • A request was made to remove approval of TIC pension obligation bonds from the consent agenda because the business office needs more information. 1:17:39
    • Motions were made and seconded to approve the consent agenda and to defer the removed item to a later meeting. 1:18:03
    • After a roll call, it was announced that the removed item would be discussed in the future. 1:19:05
  7. Bond construction update 1:19:05
    • A district staff member said the contractor is working on a water heater installation issue at Mill Park and the temporary heat plant should be removed by end of October. 1:19:16
    • The staff member said another delay notice had been received for units at one school, with the district number 60 in production and 4 units produced per week. 1:20:24
    • The staff member said an outside swing area will open on the 19th. 1:22:30
  8. Superintendent's report 1:24:46
    • The superintendent said enrollment was under last year by about 350 students and about 56 students down on projections. 1:24:51
    • The superintendent said the next board workshop this month will be on DLI and that a recommendation on high school start time is expected probably in the second half of the year. 1:26:14
    • The superintendent announced the decision to retire at the end of this school year. 1:31:31
  9. Financial report 1:35:14
    • A district staff member said PERS rates for the upcoming biennium increased from 25.29% to 27.56% for Tier 1, Tier 2 and from 22.11% to 24.97% for OPSERP. 1:35:14
    • Heather Franklin asked how October enrollment differs from attendance counts. 1:39:27
    • The staff member said the general fund ending fund balance was $17.8 million, with an ending fund projection for this year at $13.4 million. 1:41:56
  10. Board policy second reading 1:43:26
    • Heather Franklin moved approval of the list of board policies. 1:43:37
    • The policy was announced as adopted. 1:44:02
  11. Board reflections and adjournment 1:44:02
    • It was announced that a board retreat on October 24th would set the plan for community engagement and that the superintendent evaluation team would transition to a search team. 1:44:02
    • The regular meeting concluded and the board moved into executive session under ORS 192.660. 1:56:02

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I was, um, I know one of our middle schools is not doing the same schedule. Is there any impact on the PE? Are we concerned about meeting PE minutes?Heather Franklin · Member1:04:26
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Video: posted by the district as “David Douglas School Board Meeting 10.8.26”