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Othello School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

47 min · 0 public speakers

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Othello school board approves consent agenda and accounts payable warrants 2:54

  • The board heard a presentation from Scutney Springs ahead of a site visit next week, covering data meetings and multilingual learners. 3:08
  • A district staff member presented a draft resolution and said the board would be asked to take action on it at the November 9th meeting. 37:50
Item by item (9)
  1. Opening and agenda approval 0:02
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and a call for a motion to approve the agenda. 0:02
    • The agenda was approved 3⁠-⁠0. 0:40
  2. Student representative reports 0:40
    • A student representative reported that conferences had wrapped up and that senior night for football, cheer, drill team and band was scheduled for the week. 0:48
    • A staff member announced an induction ceremony this Thursday at 6 o'clock for those going into National Honor Society at the middle school. 1:00
  3. Board member discussion 1:12
    • The chair said there was no legislative report. ~1:12
    • A district staff member said details were being worked out for a gathering during a November session in Spokane, around the 17th, 18th and 19th. 1:58
    • A staff member said potential dates would be identified for the board to meet before or after that session. ~2:22
  4. Consent agenda 2:38
    • The chair called for a motion to approve the consent agenda, which was made and seconded. 2:38
    • The consent agenda was approved 4⁠-⁠0. 2:54
  5. Accounts payable warrants 2:54
    • A motion to approve Accounts Payable Warrants 2 was made and seconded. 3:00
    • The motion passed 3⁠-⁠0 with 1 abstention. 3:08
  6. School instructional presentation 3:08
    • School staff said ESPA results in ELA and math had trended up over the last 3 years and attributed the change to alignment and focus on instruction. 5:41
    • A staff member described scaffolds, word banks and an AI feedback tool called Snorkel used with multilingual learners, and said WIDA results were showing a big trend up. 12:15
    • A speaker asked why gaps were still being found despite weekly and periodic data meetings, and a staff member said students learn at different rates and past curriculums had not been complete. 27:28
  7. Draft resolution review 37:02
    • A district staff member said the draft includes a short description of the projects shared at the last meeting and the accompanying dollar amounts. 39:55
    • After a speaker asked whether the resolution was the place to put a commitment the board had discussed, the staff member said the district's lawyer advised there was no legal precedent for putting that in writing and that it was best delivered through communications. 41:02
  8. Public comment and upcoming events 45:08
    • The chair said there was no public comment. ~45:08
    • The chair listed a November 2nd site visit, a November 9th board meeting at 7 PM and a regular meeting on the 23rd at noon. 45:08
  9. Board self-assessment 45:08
    • A speaker said they appreciated the school's presentation and the answers to the board's questions. 46:12

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Video: posted by the district as “Regular Board Meeting - 10.26.26”