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Vashon Island School District board meeting, Sep 24, 2026

57 min · 0 public speakers

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Vashon Island school board approves absence and student release policy updates 31:31

  • The board's legislative representative raised attending a national advocacy conference and asked about ranking state legislative priorities due by October 4th. 5:08
  • A district staff member said enrollment was down 30 students from the budget projection, with 1,282 FTE against a projected 1,313. 23:43
Item by item (14)
  1. Opening and introductions 0:01
    • The chair offered a land acknowledgment recognizing the Squamish people. 0:12
    • A staff member administered the oath of office to a new board student representative. 1:16
    • A staff member introduced the district's incoming director of business and finance. 2:29
    • The chair announced that the agenda passed as written. 0:12
  2. Public comment and consent agenda 2:52
    • The chair invited public comment and noted there would be a second opportunity later in the meeting. 2:52
    • The chair announced that the consent agenda was approved as written with no objections. 3:12
  3. State update on IEP system 3:12
    • A staff member said there were no national policy updates but that the transition to IEP Online 3.0 had been difficult statewide and had affected district staff. 3:34
    • The staff member said the issue did not change the district's legal obligations to complete IEPs. 3:53
  4. Legislative representative report 4:43
    • A staff member estimated the cost of attending the national advocacy conference at about $3,000 and said the item would go on the next agenda for consideration. 6:02
    • The legislative representative said a vote ranking shared legislative priorities was due by October 4th and listed items including substitute costs, regionalization and graduation requirements. 8:43
    • A staff member said the district had substitute costs in excess of $350,000 last year with little reimbursement. 16:36
  5. Student representative report 18:04
    • The student representative said students were getting used to the phone policy but found coordinating pickup and after-school activities with parents the hardest part. 18:24
    • A staff member said the district was considering adding a third student representative this year. 19:20
  6. Monthly budget reports and enrollment 20:07
    • A staff member said June expenditures outpaced revenue but remained under the normalized projection of 83%, with some numbers affected by the system migration. 20:10
    • The staff member said July expenditures also exceeded revenue but spending remained under the normalized projection. 21:58
    • A staff member said enrollment was down 30 students from the budget projection, with 1,282 FTE compared with a projected 1,313. 23:43
  7. Policies on suspending and retiring policies 25:37
    • A speaker described the update to Policy 1320 as clarifying but not substantive, and said Policy 1321 on the retirement of a policy was new. 25:51
    • The chair said the board would not ask for a student advisory vote on the policies. 27:23
  8. Policy on students experiencing homelessness 27:52
    • A speaker said the policy on students experiencing homelessness aligns with new state and federal education protections, including eliminating barriers to enrollment and assigning liaisons for students experiencing homelessness. 28:15
    • A staff member said the district usually has around 40 to 50 such students in a given year, many of them in doubled-up housing. 28:47
  9. Enrollment, absence and student release policies 30:03
    • A speaker said Policy 3120 on enrollment makes minor shifts to address students in military families and is otherwise clarifying. 30:03
    • A speaker said Policy 3122 on excused and unexcused absences clarifies synchronous and asynchronous learning in relation to absences and removes elements tied to COVID-19. 30:40
    • A speaker said the update to Policy 3124 shifts language for clarity and increased safety. 31:50
    • The chair announced that policies 3120, 3122 and 3124 passed. 30:40
  10. Retirement of closed campus policy 32:26
    • A speaker said the closed campus topic in Policy 3242 is addressed in other policies. 32:26
  11. Restraint and isolation policy 33:10
    • A speaker said the board had agreed to remove the phrase about other uses of reasonable force from the policy title. 33:38
    • A speaker said the policy establishes use only in cases of imminent harm and safety. 33:53
  12. Item 34:42
    • A speaker said the update to Policy 5401 clarifies when an employee must notify the district. 34:42
    • A speaker said Policy 6100 asks for an annual review and includes elements on working with tribal communities and parents of Native American children. 35:30
  13. Superintendent report 37:13
    • The superintendent said bus routes were not overfull and the board would get a bond presentation in October. 37:32
    • The superintendent said the system migration continued to cause difficulties and asked for patience. 37:32
    • The superintendent said the change to ESD 113 had brought better support for the district. 43:04
  14. Board remarks and adjournment 48:18
    • A speaker during board remarks offered to meet with community members to explain school funding. 51:51
    • A speaker said weekly check-ins with the superintendent search consultants would resume next week. 53:42
    • The chair adjourned the meeting at 6:56. 56:00

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Video: posted by the district as “September 24, 2026 VISD Regular Board Meeting”