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  5. Scott LehrmanBoard President
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What happened at this meeting

Pasco School Board approves consent agenda, hears report on aspiring leaders program 20:32

  • Speakers at public comment raised concerns about master schedule changes at a middle school, asked the board to consider exploring a later school start time and mental health counselors, and advocated for having 2 RNs at Pasco High School. 11:10
  • The Pasco School Board unanimously approved its consent agenda, which included personnel, warrants and several student travel requests. 19:08
  • A district staff member presented a report on the district's Aspiring Leadership Academy, saying 41 administrative interns had participated in 6 cohorts since the 2021⁠-⁠22 school year. 32:28

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Item by item (8)
  1. Opening and meeting minutes 0:00
    • Scott Lehrman called the meeting to order and said the board held a study session earlier that afternoon on school safety protocols. 0:00
    • Students from Mark Twain Elementary led the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:35
    • A staff member said there were no additions or changes to the agenda. 5:03
    • Scott Lehrman announced the motion carried unanimously and the minutes from September 22nd, 2026 were approved. 4:53
  2. Recognition of school principals 5:17
    • A staff member said October is National Principals Month and the district was recognizing its principals and assistant principals. 5:36
    • The staff member said each would receive an ICCU mug and a $10 Dutch Bros gift card, provided by Idaho Central Credit Union. 6:24
    • Heather Kubalek said principals and assistant principals set the tone for their buildings and thanked them for their work. 9:13
  3. Public comment 10:09
    • A speaker who works at a middle school said the school's master schedule was changing a month into school, that 2 colleagues would be lost and that the remaining SPED teachers would be put into overload. 11:10
    • A speaker asked the board to consider exploring a later school start time and ways to provide mental health counselors in schools. 13:58
    • An online speaker said Pasco High School has approximately 1,000 students and 1 nurse and advocated for having 2 registered nurses there. 17:02
  4. Consent agenda 19:08
    • The consent agenda included personnel, warrants, conditional certificates and permits, and overnight, out-of-state and out-of-country student travel, including a ski club trip to British Columbia, Canada. 19:08
    • Scott Lehrman announced the motion carried unanimously and the consent agenda was approved as presented. 20:32
  5. Student board representatives report 20:32
    • A speaker said 66 students in total attended the first student superintendent student action council. 21:43
    • The representatives said topics raised included safety, tobacco and substance abuse, AI-generated materials, crosswalk monitoring and mental health awareness, and the next meeting would be October 28th. 23:50
  6. Aspiring Leadership Academy report 25:08
    • A district staff member said that of 41 interns since 2021⁠-⁠22, 46% identified as leaders of color and 37% identified as bilingual, and the current cohort has 8 interns. 33:26
    • Heather Kubalek asked whether participants were enrolled in a college program, and the staff member said it was a requirement along with 550 hours of intern hours. 38:44
    • Heather Kubalek asked whether interns still worked their original jobs, and the staff member said they did. 39:35
  7. Future agenda items 41:00
    • The superintendent said the next meeting would include the first board progress monitoring report, a superintendent evaluation timeline and a presentation on the water quality program. 41:51
    • One board member proposed bringing in Mirror Ministries to show what it offers, including an OSPI-approved curriculum dealing with students who have been trafficked, and another board member said the proposal was one they would like to hear as well. 42:57
    • Scott Lehrman said board members would research the organization and might bring it up in a meeting or two. 48:00
  8. Board communications and executive session 48:00
    • Heather Kubalek said they attended a ribbon cutting for a new inclusive playground at Virgie Robinson. 48:33
    • John Kennedy said the district had been nominated for several awards at the Hispanic Chamber Gala. 49:06
    • The superintendent said a facility naming review committee would bring a recommendation on a gym naming request to the board in December and again in January. 52:19

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Video: posted by the district as “October 13, 2026 | Board Meeting”