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West Linn School District 3J board meeting, Sep 21, 2026

3 h 23 min · 3 public speakers

Chronic absenteeism ▶ 27:12Enrollment ▶ 34:47Reading and test scores ▶ 1:29:44

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What happened at this meeting

School board withdraws motion on public complaints policy for further revision 2:40:55

  • Kelly Sloop moved to adopt policies on student transportation services and immigration enforcement on district property. 1:09:32
  • District staff presented the annual SIA grant report and information on performance growth targets under Senate Bill 141. 1:11:38
  • The board discussed an amended public complaints policy, and several board members asked for language giving the board a role in Division 22 complaints. 2:41:23
  • The motion to approve the complaints policy was withdrawn, and the superintendent said staff would keep working on it. 3:13:24

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Item by item (15)
  1. Opening and roll call 1:42
    • A staff member called the roll of board members to open the regular board session. 1:42
  2. Student representative reports 2:05
    • Student representatives from the district's high schools reported on fall sports, homecoming, club fairs, theater productions and senior events. 3:05
    • One representative said the school is in its 4th year being open. 3:05
  3. Board member reports 12:58
    • One board member said Clackamas County may be queuing up a ban on flavored tobacco products and said the board could formally sign on in favor of that effort in the next few months. 17:04
    • Kirsten Wyatt cited an article on school closures and said district staff found educational uses for 2 consolidated schools. 18:07
    • One board member thanked the community for passing the bond and said they are looking forward to the educational technology listening sessions. 26:22
  4. Superintendent report and enrollment 27:05
    • The superintendent said September is Attendance Awareness Month and said Oregon has the 2nd highest chronic absenteeism rate in the nation. 30:14
    • The superintendent said the district has 8,371 students after the 10-day drop, down about 250 students from last year's fall enrollment, with the largest difference in primary. 34:46
  5. Facility rentals presentation 37:13
    • A staff member said about 125 external groups are in the rental system and staff processed almost 27,000 unique events in the past year, with nearly 50,000 hours of external use. 37:47
    • The staff member said the district is starting a comprehensive cost analysis to evaluate its fee schedule and is taking inventory of play equipment. 37:47
    • Kirsten Wyatt asked that the presentation be recorded and posted on the website. 50:17
  6. Consent agenda 55:36
    • Kelly Sloop moved to approve the consent agenda for the September 21st board meeting, and board members were polled by roll call. 55:36
  7. Public comment 56:05
    • A speaker at public comment asked what specific unfairness the proposed board zones would address. 56:35
    • A speaker at public comment asked the board not to give up its authority to be the final decision maker on Division 22 complaints. 59:46
    • A speaker at public comment raised monthly budget reports, lighting after school hours, removed solar panels and the sale of equipment bought with bond funds. 1:03:10
  8. Student transportation policy update 1:06:38
    • A staff member said the update aligns the policy with ORS 327.043, covering students within 1 mile for primary and 1.5 miles for secondary, and replaces the No Child Left Behind Act with the Every Student Succeeds Act. 1:07:18
    • The staff member said the change does not affect families because the district has already been applying state guidance. ~1:08:53
    • Kelly Sloop moved to adopt Policy EEA Student Transportation Services as presented. 1:09:32
  9. SIA grant annual report 1:10:10
    • A staff member said the district's SIA grant decreased last year and that 11.5 of 59 learning specialists are funded from the grant. 1:11:38
    • Maegan Vidal asked about the economic forces behind the decrease, and a staff member said the funding is tied to the corporate activities tax and to enrollment. 1:26:07
    • One board member said more funding for behavioral and mental health support would benefit children in the state. 1:27:13
  10. State accountability and growth targets 1:29:44
    • Staff said Senate Bill 141 requires targets in 7 statewide metrics and 1 local metric, and that ODE can take control of up to 25% of district state school fund and SIA money if targets are missed for up to 4 years. 1:33:06
    • Staff said the district chose academic growth measured by the MAP test as its local metric, and that its graduation goal is to maintain greater than 95%. 1:37:23
    • Mike Selvaggio asked whether administrators were satisfied with the ODE rulemaking process and how it addressed concerns raised before the bill passed. 1:44:14
  11. State association committee nomination 2:10:14
    • The chair nominated one board member to serve as a regional member on the OSBA Legislative Policy Committee, and board members then held a roll call vote. 2:17:46
    • Maegan Vidal said they looked forward to being considered. 2:19:01
  12. Immigration enforcement policy 2:19:42
    • A district staff member said every school district in Oregon is required to adopt the policy, which uses the recommended sample language and needs to be in place before September 30th. 2:20:12
    • One board member moved to adopt Policy KNA, and another board member said they would support it because of the consistency it provides. 2:22:44
    • Maegan Vidal asked whether the Clackamas County Sheriff's Department would be aware of the policy. 2:25:55
  13. Policy BBB and related policies 2:27:49
    • A motion was made to adopt amended Policy BBB as presented in the draft policy, and one board member said they will be in support of it. 2:29:14
    • One board member said the board has 4 members who live in West Lynn and 1 in Wilsonville, and said they especially like that the zones are defined by high school areas. 2:30:39
    • Motions were made to adopt amended policies on board member qualifications, board vacancies and attendance areas. 2:35:22
  14. Public complaints policy 2:37:08
    • The superintendent said this was the third read of the policy and that the state rule on complaint procedures does not require the board to hear complaints. 2:37:34
    • One board member said that without a specific board role in the policy, they could not support the draft. 2:43:46
    • Two board members asked for more wording on Division 22, and another board member suggested focusing the next draft on the Division 22 complaint section. 2:44:17
    • The motion was withdrawn, and the superintendent said staff would take another run at the policy. 3:13:24
  15. Second public comment and scheduling 3:14:37
    • A speaker at public comment asked the board to review a former complaint process and to bring back expenditures by function and object in the financial report. 3:15:23
    • A board member said Board Policy DN requires the board to approve how funds from property sales are allocated. ~3:18:22
    • The board discussed holding a joint work session with Wilsonville on January 21st or January 25th. 3:19:45

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