Kennewick School District board meeting, Sep 9, 2026
54 min · 2 public speakers
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Kennewick school board proclaims Constitution Week across district 29:51
- During board reports, one board member said a statement on Facebook attributed to the school board had not been discussed by the board, and no one can unilaterally issue statements signed as the board. 9:50
- A motion carried 5-nothing before reports, and the board approved Resolution 12627, recognizing September 17th, 2026 as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, by a 5-nothing vote. 26:29
- District staff gave updates on enrollment, literacy training, hiring and transportation. 37:07
- The board then moved into executive session for approximately 30 minutes for a legal update. 53:43
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Item by item (11)
- Opening and school recognition 0:02
- Public comment 3:01
- A speaker at public comment asked the board to find resources to fully restore middle school summer school at Park and Highlands Middle School. 3:58
- Another speaker at public comment asked what the district's plan was regarding a Washington state policy on transgender students in bathrooms and sports. 7:40
- Student representative introduction 8:50
- The new student board representative gave an introduction and said there would be reports on upcoming student council meetings. 9:12
- Board member reports 9:43
- Michael Connors said a supposed school board memorandum posted on Facebook had not been discussed by the board and could not be issued as from the board without a board vote. 9:50
- A speaker said the board president's role is to speak on behalf of the board and offered to give all members advance notice of future statements. 12:25
- Brittany Gledhill asked for information on when and why middle school summer school programs were cut and what resources were available to restore them. 16:24
- Consent items 26:06
- State association General Assembly voting 26:29
- Brittany Gledhill said the WASDA General Assembly is September 19th at 8:00 AM and has 70 proposals this year. 26:35
- Brittany Gledhill asked board members to submit yes or no votes by September 17th and said the vote would follow the majority of board members. 27:22
- Brittany Gledhill said proposal topics include consent agenda items, operations, facilities, funding, governance and learning. 28:50
- Constitution Day resolution 29:51
- Superintendent report 33:37
- Enrollment, open houses and literacy training 37:01
- A staff member said the district had 1,137 enrolled kindergartners against a budget of 1,150, and 2,850 9th and 10th graders against a budget of 2,820. 37:07
- A staff member said 22 schools had hosted open houses with over 9,800 estimated family members attending, and about 600 elementary teachers were trained in literacy routines. 39:31
- A staff member said the IT help desk had 2,530 tickets created since August 17th. 42:06
- Facilities, staffing and transportation updates 45:00
- The staff member said the district operates about 109 bus routes for around 9,200 students, with about 3,000 parents connected to BusRide. 45:14
- A staff member said architect selection proposals are due September 11th, with a recommendation planned for the board on October 7th. 45:57
- The staff member said the district has hired 48 new teachers for the '26-'27 year. 46:35
- Executive session 53:43
- The board moved into executive session for approximately 30 minutes for a legal update. 53:43
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