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Gresham-Barlow School District 1J School Board

10 meetings on our record, all from the past year · typical meeting 1 h 53 min · 11,359 students · 7 members on our roster

Latest · Oct 21, 2026
Board reviews financial statement formats, equity assessment and dual language program updatePlay 9:10
Newest meeting we have
Oct 21, 2026 · District's board page ↗ (it may list later ones)
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Also on the board: Holly Riegelmann, Chair · Heather Coleman-Cox, Board member · Shawn Farrens, Vice-Chair · Kris Howatt, Board member · Blake Petersen, Board member · Brenna Puderbaugh, Board member

Recent meetings

What the board took up lately

Work session · 1 h 53 minWednesday, October 21, 2026Board reviews financial statement formats, equity assessment and dual language program updateSpeakers: Shawn Farrens, Kris Howatt, Blake Petersen, Heather Coleman-Cox
Play 9:10
Work session · 2 h 36 minWednesday, September 16, 2026Gresham-Barlow board approves immigration enforcement and student information policiesSpeakers: Blake Petersen
Play 2:09:02
Work session · 23 minTuesday, July 14, 2026Gresham-Barlow school board retakes officer votes, choosing new chair and vice chairSpeakers: Brenna Puderbaugh, Blake Petersen, Heather Coleman-Cox
Play 9:52
Work session · 3 h 48 minThursday, June 18, 2026Speakers: Shawn Farrens, Kris Howatt, Blake Petersen, Heather Coleman-Cox and 1 more
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The board

Who talks on this board

Minutes speaking per full board meeting · 10 board meetings, Dec 11, 2025 – Oct 21, 2026 · talk time only, never tone or stance

Listed by seatHow much of the members' speech we name isn't measured here yet.
Coverage not measured on whole meetings yet

Minutes = time we heard them speak per meeting, from the speech we have named so far, so each is a floor: at least that much.

Runs the meeting
Holly RiegelmannChair · Position 4, At-Large · runs the meeting, not ranked—min per meeting—We haven't identified their voice at a full board meeting—runs the meeting, counted apart—no question counted
Blake PetersenBoard member · Position 5, Zone 4 · runs the meeting, not rankedShare1.9min, at least8 of 10meetings heard, of those while seated—runs the meeting, counted apart0.8questions asked per meeting, at least
Members · listed by seat
Shawn FarrensVice-Chair · Position 1, Zone 1 · We could name only 16% of the speech they may have given; we rank at 30%Share0.5min, at least4 of 10meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked0.5questions asked per meeting, at least
Kris HowattBoard member · Position 2, Zone 3 · We could name only 22% of the speech they may have given; we rank at 30%Share0.7min, at least7 of 10meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked0.0questions asked per meeting, at least
Brenna PuderbaughBoard member · Position 3, Zone 2 · We could name only 8% of the speech they may have given; we rank at 30%Share0.2min, at least2 of 10meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked0.5questions asked per meeting, at least
Heather Coleman-CoxBoard member · Position 6, At-Large · We could name only 25% of the speech they may have given; we rank at 30%Share0.8min, at least6 of 10meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked0.3questions asked per meeting, at least
Erasto SeddaBoard member · Position 7, At-Large · Seated for 7 board meetings on our record; we rank at 8Share0.4min, at least3 of 7meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked0.0questions asked per meeting, at least

Minutes speaking per full board meeting held while seated; a meeting they missed or stayed silent in counts as zero · bar = minutes named so far · talk time only, never tone or stance · Hamlet

Meetings on our record
All 10 meetings on our record
Meeting time

Where the board's meeting time went

Budget and finance27%9%–41%
Safety and discipline0%0%–21%
Ceremony and recognition0%0%–21%
Public comment0%0%–21%

    The two readers didn’t agree on 15% of the time; it counts toward no topic, so every share above is a floor.

    Not shown: facilities, closures and enrollment, curriculum and instruction, student services and special education, labor and personnel, governance and policy, routine business, other subjects, whose checks haven’t passed

    Public comment

    Of the 10 meetings on our record, we counted public speakers at 10; 0 had at least one.

    1 speaker1 speaker0 a meeting on average
    Attendance

    The roll call at 9 of the 10 meetings on our record: the ones where we could read it

    Roll-call attendance, member by meeting
    MemberOct 21Sep 16Jul 14Jun 18Apr 23Mar 12Mar 5Feb 5Jan 22Dec 11
    Erasto SeddaNot recordedPresentPresentPresentNot recordedPresentNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedPresent
    Shawn FarrensPresentPresentPresentPresentNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedPresentNot recordedPresent
    Kris HowattPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentNot recordedPresentPresentPresent
    Brenna PuderbaughPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentNot recordedPresentPresentPresent
    Holly RiegelmannNot recordedPresentPresentNot recordedPresentPresentNot recordedPresentPresentPresent
    Blake PetersenPresentPresentPresentPresentNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedPresentPresentPresent
    Heather Coleman-CoxPresentNot recordedPresentPresentNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedPresentNot recordedPresent

    PresentNot shownNot recorded

    Federal district ID 4106000 · student count from the federal 2023-24 count · meeting videos posted by the district