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Evergreen School District (Clark) board meeting, Mar 10, 2026

1 h 12 min

Budget cuts and layoffs ▶ 56:09

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Evergreen board names Rob Perkins president, Julie Bocanegra vice president after director's resignation 1:22

  • The board approved its consent agenda and the superintendent's consent agenda. 55:48
  • During board comments, members discussed the budget reductions, and a district staff member said a resolution listing positions to be eliminated would come to the board at the March 24th meeting. 59:11

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Item by item (7)
  1. Opening and agenda adoption 0:06
    • Rob Perkins opened the meeting and led the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:06
    • Julie Bocanegra read the land acknowledgement. 0:45
    • The motion to adopt the agenda as presented carried with none opposed. 1:22
  2. Board reorganization 1:22
    • Rob Perkins said a director from District 4 had resigned from the board and as president, and that a process to appoint someone from District 4 was in the works. 1:22
    • Rob Perkins said the board would make a selection before the end of May with an appointment scheduled for the June meeting, and Julie Bocanegra noted a 90-day window. 5:25
    • One board member nominated a second member for president, and a third member nominated them for vice president. 6:24
  3. Public comment 8:32
    • Several speakers at public comment asked the board to reconsider proposed cuts to 5th grade band and orchestra, and one speaker raised concerns about cuts to associate principals and transition coaches in middle schools. 14:37
    • Other speakers raised elementary music and physical education teachers being pulled to substitute in general classrooms, and career and technical education and theater programs. 47:28
  4. Board consent agenda 53:56
    • Gary Wilson asked whether the two February board meetings on the 2027 calendar should be reduced to one because of a February break. 54:25
    • Rob Perkins said the board could modify the calendar if needed. 55:05
    • The motion to approve the board's consent agenda carried. 55:48
  5. Superintendent consent agenda 55:48
    • Julie Bocanegra moved to approve the superintendent's consent agenda. 55:55
    • The motion to approve the superintendent's consent agenda carried. 56:09
  6. January financial statement 56:09
    • Rob Perkins said the financial statement for January 2026 was an information item requiring no action. 56:09
  7. Board comments and budget discussion 56:09
    • A district staff member said a resolution naming specific staff positions to be eliminated would come to the board for approval at the March 24th meeting, and Rob Perkins said personnel notices must go out by May 15th. 59:11
    • One board member asked whether about $1.3 million in security costs moved to the levy could be applied to next year's budget to save some transition coaches or 5th grade band, and another board member said the board would have to hear from the CFO about the idea. 1:02:01
    • One board member said the other budget options presented appeared worse than discontinuing 5th grade band, and said the board would remain open to ideas. 1:06:22

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