West Linn School District 3J special meeting, Jul 10, 2026
1 h 53 min · 1 public speaker
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School board hears district objection to Bolton School historic register nomination 47:34
- The board adopted the consent agenda minus the board meeting dates schedule. 22:47
- A district staff member told the board that the district had submitted an objection to a community nomination of Bolton School to the National Historic Register. 47:31
- The superintendent presented a first read of a proposed update to Board Policy KL on public complaints, which is set to return in August. 1:19:03
- Maegan Vidal read an executive summary of the superintendent's evaluation for the 2025-26 school year. 1:40:37
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Item by item (12)
- Opening and board officer selection 0:21
- Kelly Sloop reminded board members they could ask to remove consent agenda items for discussion and opened nominations for a new chair. 1:06
- One board member nominated another director as chair. 1:45
- Mike Selvaggio asked whether there was a term limit or a particular reason Chair Sloop was not going to continue chairing, and Kelly Sloop said the positions go through the same process every year. 2:18
- Vice chair selection 4:26
- Superintendent report 6:56
- The superintendent said enrollment for the '26-'27 year was about 8,300 students, a little below the middle forecast. 7:26
- The superintendent said primary enrollment stood at 3,205 compared with 3,398 last year, about 190 less, with enrollment not yet complete. 9:31
- The superintendent said primary summer school moved to a virtual model for needs-based students. 10:47
- Capital bond communication plan 13:54
- A district staff member said close to 1,000 community members had signed up for a bond update group and that the district would do a standalone monthly bond newsletter. 13:54
- The staff member said banners with a QR code would be hung at school locations. 17:36
- Maegan Vidal and Kirsten Wyatt thanked staff for the communication avenues. 18:42
- Consent agenda 21:38
- Board meeting date calendar 23:09
- Kelly Sloop asked to move the first August meeting to August 10th. 23:09
- A staff member said the 17th had been selected but the district could make the 10th work. 24:53
- Kirsten Wyatt moved to adopt the 2026-2027 school year meeting date calendar with the change from August 17th to August 10th. 25:53
- Public comment 26:28
- State matching grant agreement 29:43
- A district staff member said the district was awarded $6.126 million through a state matching grant and asked the board to approve the agreement. 30:01
- One board member said they were planning to vote yes but were disappointed that the board did not have a full discussion of options for the grant last year. 31:29
- Kelly Sloop moved to adopt Resolution 2026-3, approving the form of the grant agreement and authorizing staff to execute it. 36:57
- Social studies adoption postponement 38:46
- A district staff member asked the board to approve a 1-year extension of the postponement of the social studies curriculum renewal process. 39:23
- Kelly Sloop moved to postpone the adoption process of K-12 social studies instructional materials until the 27-28 school year, with new materials in classrooms in the fall of 2028. 41:32
- Two board members each said they were supporting the postponement. 42:30
- Bolton School historic register nomination 46:37
- A district staff member said the district submitted an objection to the nomination, that a third-party preservation consultancy group found Bolton School did not qualify under Criteria A or Criteria C, and that the committee deferred its decision at a meeting on June 26th. 46:59
- One board member said they agreed with the district's position, citing the safety of students and staff. 56:55
- One board member said they were willing to make a motion for the district to actively oppose the designation if there was support on the board. 1:10:11
- Public complaint policy update 1:18:50
- A district staff member said the proposed update to Board Policy KL was a first read and would come back in August. 1:19:03
- One board member asked whether language could affirm that the board will continue to know about complaints. 1:27:26
- One board member asked to minimize narrative and value statements, and another board member suggested a graphic roadmap of the complaint process. 1:30:20
- Superintendent evaluation summary 1:40:28
- Maegan Vidal read the executive summary of the superintendent's evaluation for the 2025-26 school year. 1:40:37
- The summary said the superintendent improved scores in 5, or 63%, of the standards, with the greatest increase in effective financial management. 1:45:00
- The superintendent said restoring trust would be one of the first and foremost goals this year. 1:49:02
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