REGULAR BOARD MEETING

MINUTES

DATE: September 22, 2025

TIME: 6:00 PM

LOCATION: Hybrid Meeting (in-person at District Learning Center and online)

PRESENT: Brad Wilson, Stephanie Fuller, Barb Polley, Christy Nielsen, Erik Nelson, Eva Whitman, Fabi Lara, Amanda Mattingly, Kirk Marshlain, Tiffany Viall, Jon Higgins, Rosey Burkhard, Jamie Pancho, Abby Ludwig, Grant Coonrod, Lupita Jimenez, and Georgia Mashayekh

AGENDA ITEMS / PUBLIC COMMENTS

• Call to order

Stephanie Fuller called the meeting to order at 6:00pm.

• Public Comments or Request on Non-agenda Items

There was no public comment.

CONSENT AGENDA

• Approval of Agenda
• Approval of Minutes for 8 and Sept. 9, 2025
• Payables & Payroll
• Personnel
• Overnight Fieldtrip for Geology 101
• PSE 2025-2028 Collective Bargaining Agreement

Brad requested to move the PSE Bargaining Agreement to the action items.

Erik moved and Barb seconded a motion to accept the consent agenda minus the PSE Collective Bargaining agreement; motion carried.

REPORTS            

• FFA Student Report

Abby Ludwig, Lupita Jimenez, and Grant Coonrod shared a presentation about FFA and what the club members have been doing during the summer with county fair updates.  They also shared completed FFA events, upcoming events, who will be traveling to Nationals, upcoming contests, community service, and fundraising options.

UPDATES

• Teaching & Learning – Tiffany Viall

Many program grants are due in September, so Tiffany has been writing grants including information about goals and program focus in the applications.

Scheduling Professional Development for the 2025-26 school year.

Tiffany is working with staff members to create a district wide Instructional committee.

• Student Services & Inclusion – Kirk Marshlain

September is a busy month for grant writing, so Kirk has also applied for several grants.

Kirk is working with the preschool staff to be more aligned with WAKids and Kindergarten readiness.

There are 161 SPED students in the September count.

• Operations – Rosey Burkhard

Student Nutrition is off to a great start with position changes and new staff.

The Community Eligibility Program grant has been extended to 2029. This means that families do not pay for meals again this year.

Family Income Survey applications will be going out again during the fall conferences.  These applications are important for many services in the buildings, so families are encouraged to complete the applications.

Family Luncheons will continue this year with different holiday themes.

The maintenance ticket system had an upgrade this year and the team is getting used to it.

Grant money was used to replace 5 fixtures on classroom sinks to improve the drinking water for students.

Athletics are in full swing with the maintenance team keeping the fields ready to go.

MOE tours continue this month on 9/24 and 10/1.  Christy thanked Rosey and Brad for the tour that she attended and expressed how much she learned about the MOE building.

• Legislative – Stephanie Fuller

Stephanie shared her experience with the WSSDA General Assembly 2025. This is an annual opportunity for school board representatives to discuss state issues that affect school districts.  This helps WSSDA delegation know how to support the school boards through state legislation.

SUPERINTENDENT REPORT         

• Celebrations

Thank you to the custodial team for daily cleaning of the buildings, and personal connections with staff and students.

• Bond Info Videos

Brad introduced a video of staff and students sharing information about the needs for upgrades to the elementary school, soccer field, track, and CTE skills shop.

FINANCIAL REPORTS

• Enrollment & Financial

Fabi shared a presentation with enrollment and financial information.

BOARD POLICIES / ACTION ITEMS

• PSE 2025-2028 Collective Bargaining Agreement

Christy moved and Barb seconded a motion to approve the PSE Collective Bargaining Agreement as presented; motion carried.  Erik abstained from voting on this action item.

• BP 3241 & Procedure – Student Discipline – 2nd Read

Brad explained his additions and changes to the procedure.

Erik moved and Christy seconded a motion to approve BP 3241 & Procedure as presented; motion carried.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

• To discuss the qualifications of an applicant for public employment and/or review the performance of a public employee with no action to be taken.RCW42.30.110

Stephanie moved the board to executive session at 7:02 pm for approximately 15 minutes with no action to be taken.

ADJOURNMENT

Stephanie Fuller reconvened the board to regular session and adjourned the meeting at 7:15 pm.

______________________________                              ______________________________________

Stephanie Fuller, Board Vice-Chair                                                Brad Wilson, Superintendent