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Monroe School District board meeting, Sep 14, 2026

59 min · 0 public speakers

AI in schools ▶ 29:29

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What happened at this meeting

Monroe School Board approves 2026⁠-⁠2027 facility use fees 38:22

  • The board heard a presentation on the Future Leaders Academy and a first read of a policy update on digital citizenship and media literacy. 6:39
  • The board approved the 2026⁠-⁠2027 facility use fees 5 to 0 after a district staff member said most fees were raised by $1. 38:22
  • The board also approved revisions to Policy 6022, Minimum Fund Balance, and the consent agenda, each 5 to 0. 48:41
Item by item (9)
  1. Opening and agenda approval 0:45
    • Molly Barnes said business item 5.01, a policy update for digital citizenship and media literacy, was a late addition to the agenda as a first read. 2:29
    • A new student representative took the oath of office. 3:00
    • The agenda as modified passed 5 to 0. 3:00
  2. Student representative reports 3:00
    • A student representative report said classes would start the next day and described orientations, a teen engagement project and a share fair planned for the end of the month. 3:00
  3. Future Leaders Academy presentation 6:39
    • Molly Barnes said there were no public comments and introduced a presentation on the Future Leaders Academy. 6:39
    • A presenter said classes would be offered one day each month in a Civics and Modern World Problems class at Monroe High School, starting Thursday, September 17th. 7:29
    • A presenter described the program's community service project, an essay competition with scholarships and a field trip to the state capital in Olympia. 10:14
  4. Digital citizenship and media literacy policy 29:29
    • A presenter said WASDA updated the model policy to weave references to AI into 2 places. 30:15
    • The presenter said a student survey had 129 respondents and 35% stated they could use some clarity on when AI use would be acceptable on an assignment. 32:04
    • The presenter described a stoplight method for AI use on assignments and said staff resources would roll out this fall. 33:04
  5. Facility use fees second read 37:03
    • Molly Barnes asked a district staff member to explain why several fees that were not increased in the first version were increased in the second. 38:31
    • The staff member said fees were raised by $1 across the board for the most part. 42:47
    • The staff member said there were about 9,000 hours of use last year and the district was backwards by about $18,000, so the increase would cover about half. 44:08
    • The facility use fees passed 5 to 0. 47:59
  6. Minimum fund balance policy third read 47:59
    • A speaker said language was added so that if the 0.5% increase in fund balance could not be met, it would be brought to the board at the next board meeting. 48:54
    • The agenda item on the minimum fund balance policy passed 5 to 0. 50:20
  7. Consent agenda 50:20
    • A motion was made to approve all items on the consent agenda dated September 14th, 2026. 50:54
    • The consent agenda passed 5 to 0. 51:05
  8. Superintendent update 51:05
    • The superintendent said over 70 people had signed up to be key communicators for the district. 51:20
    • The superintendent said the group would meet with district leadership every 6 weeks. 51:56
  9. Board comments and adjournment 53:27
    • Chuck Whitfield described a blue envelope that a neurodivergent individual can give to first responders and said copies were available at the office. 53:42
    • Molly Barnes described visiting the fair and schools on the first day of school and adjourned the meeting at 5:58 PM. 55:27

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