REGULAR BOARD MEETING

MINUTES

DATE: January 12, 2026

TIME: 6:00 PM

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

PRESENT: Brad Wilson, Kim Thorpe, Stephanie Fuller, Barb Polley, Christy Nielsen, Jennifer Puckett, Joslyn Bobadilla, Imani Goings-Marrero, Richard Ulhorn, Lynette Grandy, Tiffany Viall, Dia Galvan, Salvador Gonzalez-Maravilla, Steve Bovingdon, Terry Sanders, Scott Granger Jr., Jamie Pancho, Brian Wood, Vicki Hoffman, Dale Hoffman, Jacqueline McMullen, Gary Myers, Leslie Myers, John R. Olson, Chris Bigelow, Maria Hernandez Poblete, Mariana Cortes Melchor, Brad Chitty, Tony Crosetto, Brian Patterson, Armando Davila, Brooke Sanders, Jody Petersen, Marc Alteio, Gay Willett, and Georgia Mashayekh

AGENDA ITEMS / PUBLIC COMMENTS

• Call to order

Kim called the meeting to order at 6:00pm.

• Public Comments or Request on Non-agenda Items

There were no public comments.

CONSENT AGENDA

• Approval of Agenda
• Approval of Minutes – December 8, 2025
• Payables for 30, 2025 & Jan. 12, 2026
• Payroll for December 2025
• Personnel

Barb moved and Christy seconded a motion to approve the consent agenda as presented; motion carried.

PRESENTATIONS

• FCCLA

FCCLA officers Maria Hernandez Poblete and Mariana Cortes Melchor shared a presentation with information about demographics, mission, why the club exists, completed events this year, community service involvement, upcoming events, and how being an officer is this club has helped them.

• Housing Development – Raja Venugopal

Raja Venugopal, a potential developer, introduced himself to the Board and shared some information from conversations with Brad about the need for housing for school staff and families.  Raja shared his personal story and thoughts about wanting to help solve issues of poverty and creating affordable housing in Chelan.

He and his wife would like to continue discussions with the district and community about sustainable development and area needs for recreation, affordable housing, education, and local health care.

• Migrant Program – Dia Galvan

Dia shared a presentation with information about the WA State Migrant Program, the student caseload in Chelan, direct student and family support, benefit resources that students have, supporting early literacy, Dare to Dream academies in 2025, Math and Science Harvest Night, Health and Wellness Night, local business collaborations, family winter trips and absenteeism, program budget details, and the uncertainty for future funding of this program.

She also shared information about past graduates of the program.

• CSI / CDA – Brian Wood

Holden Village is closed at this time after the village was evacuated in December due to the road between the lake and the village being washed out in many places.

Brian shared a presentation about CSI Leave to Learns, exhibitions, events, business speakers, and an upcoming Big Picture student conference in Wenatchee.

One of their favorite Leave to Learn opportunities was to Rocking L Ranch in Buckley, WA to learn the ins and outs of running that type of business.

Chelan Digital Academy has 40 students with 17 being seniors. Brian is working with the state to work on the issue of being able to take more students in from neighboring districts.

UPDATES              

• CMS – Terry Sanders
• Terry thanked the Board for all the time and effort they put in to help the district thrive!
• Staff meeting last Monday reviewing schedules and school rules after two weeks off.
• Financial Literacy class is a success with students and parents enjoying the learning opportunities.
• Terry also talked about math support, student culture, increasing student to student connections, attendance focus, Community Engagement Board, winter sports, clubs, Homework Helpathons, activity nights, MLK assembly, and the CMS monthly newsletter
• CHS – Jamie Pancho / Scott Granger
• Jamie thanked the Board for being guardians of the students and staff.
• Return from winter break was good, many club competitions going on in the next few months, helping students with post-secondary opportunities, athletics, and thanking the CMS staff for their focus on good academic habits.
• Student Representatives
• Imani shared that students are just getting back into routines and preparing for exhibitions.
• Joslyn shared that CHS students are preparing for the end of the 1^st Many students are participating in club activities/events and are actively supporting athletics.
• Legislative

Stephanie shared that the legislature started this week, there are links to state education bills on the WSSDA website.

SUPERINTENDENT            

• School Board Appreciation Month

Brad thanked the Board and Student Reps for their work in supporting the district.

• Enrollment and Financial Report for December 2025

Brad shared the enrollment and financial reports from the end of December.

There will be a change in the Transportation budget in 2026-27 that will allow for more flexibility in using depreciation funds to also purchase new vehicles instead of just buses.

• Facilities Communications

Brad shared a presentation with information about what is known from the November 2025 bond election and what the next steps should be.  Dr. Gene Sementi has been working with the district for a long time on facilities. He will be in the district on Thurs. 1/22 to meet with community members to learn more about different perspectives of the district voters.

BOARD POLICIES / ACTION ITEMS

• BP 2108 – Learning Assistance Program – 1st Read

This policy will be taken to the next meeting for a second reading.

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  

Kim moved the board to executive session at 7:17 pm for approximately 15 minutes with no action to be taken.

ADJOURNMENT

Kim Thorpe reconvened the board to regular session and adjourned the meeting at 7:30 pm.

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Kim Thorpe, Board Chair                                                                  Brad Wilson, Superintendent