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Vashon Island School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

1 h 26 min · 2 public speakers

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Vashon Island school board adopts policy on students and telecommunication devices 1:09:32

  • The board heard an update on bond planning, including a bond committee's preliminary recommendation to replace the middle school in one phase and replace the high school gym. 3:23
  • The board also passed Policy 6600 and a new policy numbered 2026, Artificial Intelligence or AI in Education: A Human-AI-Human Approach. 1:00:59
  • With all of the adjustments agreed to, the board passed Policy 3245, Students and Telecommunication Devices. 1:09:32
Item by item (15)
  1. Public comment 0:02
    • A speaker at public comment asked the board to reach out with any needs as it plans its implementation and said parents would show up and bring it. 0:40
    • A speaker at public comment asked what the new route and stops would be after being told a bus was being cut. 1:11
    • A district staff member said no runs were being cut, the district would go from 8 buses to 6 buses, exact routing would be known in mid-July and families would be told by August 1st. 1:38
  2. Consent agenda 2:25
    • The presiding speaker asked for acceptance of the consent agenda as written and heard no objection. 2:25
    • The consent agenda passed as submitted. 2:25
  3. Bond planning update 2:48
    • An architect presenter said rebuilding Vashon High School today would cost $829 a square foot, compared with $411 a square foot in 2017, and described bond scenarios of $44.8 million, $70.3 million and $160 million. 3:23
    • The presenter said the bond committee preliminarily recommended replacing the middle school in one phase and replacing the high school gym, and planned a survey and outreach over the summer to settle the bond amount. 3:23
    • Asked about enrollment shifts, a staff member said enrollment was expected to be level for the next 10 years and the problem being addressed was aging buildings. 28:31
  4. National and legislative updates 44:45
    • A staff member said the federal Education Department was being divided and raised concern about support for students with special needs. 44:50
    • A staff member said the district was still under threat to lose Title II funding of about $60,000. 45:41
    • A staff member said legislation on districts' willful disregard for state law takes effect July 13th. 47:43
  5. Monthly budget report 50:26
    • A staff member said May was the ninth operating month of the fiscal year and revenues and expenditures were almost exactly even. 50:30
    • The staff member said expenditures were at 77.09% in May of last year and the district was doing better this year, below the normalized projection. 50:30
  6. Budget extension hearing 51:57
    • A staff member said the district was seeking a $1 million budget extension because a migration to a new system in July would limit access to its system. 52:34
    • No comments were offered during the hearing. 53:06
  7. Budget hearing and vote 54:15
    • A staff member said the general fund appropriation level was $30,532,816, with $35,000 restricted for the turf reserve. 54:37
    • A staff member said the budget uses reserves, next year's budget process would be more challenging and recommended that the board approve the budget. 55:11
    • The budget was approved as written. 57:05
  8. Student board representative appointment 57:05
    • The presiding speaker said the student board representative appointment would be tabled and revisited in August. 57:05
  9. Japan trip proposal 57:05
    • The board took up a motion to approve the 2027 Japan trip after a presentation the previous week. 57:35
    • The trip was approved. ~58:02
  10. Transportation policy 58:02
    • A staff member said the policy outlines current transportation practice, including pickups within a mile of school when walking routes or stops are hazardous. 58:10
    • The staff member said bus routes were being realigned for efficiency and on-call drivers would go from 2 to 1. 58:10
    • A speaker said the district is required by law to cover full benefits for bus drivers. 1:00:01
    • Policy 6600 passed. 1:00:59
  11. Artificial intelligence in education policy 1:00:59
    • The board took up new Policy 2026, Artificial Intelligence or AI in Education: A Human-AI-Human Approach. 1:00:59
    • The policy passed. ~1:01:48
  12. Students and telecommunication devices policy 1:01:48
    • A speaker asked that language on students who need devices for special education be changed from should to shall. 1:02:44
    • Speakers discussed language on staff in the implementation section, and a staff member suggested stopping after storage options. ~1:03:06
    • Speakers agreed to revise storage language to say devices will be stored away from the student and their belongings during the school day. 1:09:21
    • Policy 3245, Students and Telecommunication Devices, passed. 1:10:05
  13. Second public comment 1:10:16
    • A speaker encouraged people to watch graduation and said it showed connections among students and adults in the school system. 1:10:41
  14. Superintendent report 1:11:24
    • A staff member said the district is moving from Skyward to Q and expects to go live by the 1st of August. 1:11:28
    • The staff member said staff opening is August 27th and students begin on August 31st. 1:13:39
  15. Remarks on graduation and staff departures 1:16:29
    • Speakers recognized departing staff and spoke about graduation ceremonies. 1:16:29
    • The meeting adjourned at 7:28. 1:25:00

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Video: posted by the district as “June 25, 2026 VISD Regular Board Meeting”