Murray School District board meeting, Sep 10, 2026

40 min

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Murray board approves Rapid Online Assessment of Reading for secondary students 28:52

The board approved the employee dress code policy on a second reading. 25:39
The board also approved PS 401 attendance on a second reading. 27:32
The board approved adoption of the Rapid Online Assessment of Reading, which a district staff member said would fill a gap in diagnostic literacy assessment for secondary students. 28:52
The superintendent presented a first reading of PS 456, Use of Sex Designated Privacy Spaces, and said it would come back in the October meeting. 35:41

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Item by item (9)

Consent agenda 0:00
- A motion was made and seconded to approve the consent agenda. 0:00
- The consent agenda passed. 0:14
Reports from employee and community groups 0:24
- A representative of the MEA said teachers were off to a positive start but were anxious about next year. 0:53
- A speaker giving the district-level PTA report said lower membership last year reduced funding from the state and described PTA planning around the closing of Liberty. 4:40
- A foundation representative said the golf tournament raised $56,000 and netted about $43,500, and that grants totaling about $92,000 were funded. 7:57
Board member reports 11:00
- One board member apologized for missing the Apex Center groundbreaking and said the opportunities it provides were exciting. 11:35
- Jill Weight said the groundbreaking was fun to attend, and Jaren Cooper said they had participated in the golf tournament. 12:10
- A speaker reported on the Partners for Prevention coalition, saying it had 3 grants going on and was in phase 4 of 5 phases. 13:04
Construction project update 18:11
- A presenter said controls in the existing high school building were being upgraded within the existing project budget. 20:32
- The presenter said masonry at Riverview was complete on the outside and the roofing was near complete. 22:16
- The presenter said work had begun on the Apex Center after the groundbreaking, with a lot of work to do in the next 11 months. 24:05
Employee dress code policy 25:22
- A district staff member said the second reading added definitions of bottoms and shorts based on requests for clarification. 25:39
- The employee dress code policy passed. 26:53
Attendance policy 27:23
- A presenter said the second reading added definitions and an update on interventions the district is required to do under state law. 27:32
- PS 401 attendance passed. 28:12
Secondary reading assessment adoption 28:44
- A district staff member said the assessment was developed by Stanford University, comes at no cost to the district and lets parents opt in or out of the research. 31:07
- Asked whether research data would be identified by student, the staff member said it would not necessarily identify any students. 32:38
- The superintendent said a bill on numeracy was expected in the 2027 legislature and the district would need diagnostic tools. 33:16
- The motion to approve the Rapid Online Assessment of Reading passed. 35:10
Sex-designated privacy spaces policy 35:35
- The superintendent said PS 456 comes out of the 2024 legislative session and puts an existing district practice into policy. 35:41
- The superintendent said students requesting other spaces would get a privacy plan developed with parents, such as access to a unisex or single occupant facility. 36:41
Adjournment 39:17
- A speaker said no closed session was needed and ended the meeting at 5:39. 39:17

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