REGULAR BOARD MEETING

MINUTES

DATE: April 13, 2026

TIME: 6:00 PM

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

PRESENT: Brad Wilson, Stephanie Fuller, Barb Polley, Christy Nielsen, Jennifer Pucket, Joslyn Bobadilla, Eva Whiteman, Terry Sanders, Evan Reister, Scott Granger Jr., Jamie Pancho, Estee Flynn, Katie Eickmeyer, Brian Wood, Jenann Ross, Marc Alteio, and Georgia Mashayekh

AGENDA ITEMS / PUBLIC COMMENTS

• Call to order

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

• Public Comments or Request on Non-agenda Items

Public comment from Marc Alteio was submitted in writing, distributed to the board members, and made part of these minutes.

CONSENT AGENDA           

• Approval of Agenda
• Approval of Minutes – March 23, 2026
• Payables
• Personnel
• CSI Graduation Waiver
• Haley & Aldrich Geotechnical Engineering Proposal
• ALSC Architects Soccer Field Project Proposal
• Approval of MS/HS Commons Upgrade Proposal through Healthy Kids-Healthy Schools Grant

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

PRESENTATIONS

• CHS Art Club

Estee Flynn and Katie Eickmeyer shared a presentation describing club demographics, their mission statement, events, and travel opportunities.  The students shared what they learned as leaders of the CHS Art Club.

Estee and Katie answered questions from the Board.

• Career and Technical Education (CTE) – Scott Granger Jr.

Scott shared a presentation about the CTE program with how they choose the classes to provide, the number of students participating, enrollment, funding & grants, focuses this year, competitions, Career Connections, dual college credit opportunities, CTE Students of the Year, and state competitions this spring.

To be eligible to be a CTE teacher you must have over 5000 hours experience in that field of work.

The Board talked about trade schools, and where students can finish skill certifications at a community college or trade school. There was a question about classes to work toward a CDL.  Scott is working on that.

Jamie Pancho said GEAR UP will be taking students to WVC for a visit to the welding program.

UPDATES

• Athletics & Safety/Security – Evan Reister

Evan shared projects that the safety committee is working on, such as plans for power outages or no lights in the buildings.  There are monthly drills at all the schools.

He gave a quick update on the winter sports with rankings, academic placements, Coach of the Year, Athlete of the Year, and job openings for coaches.  CHS is ranked number 17 out of all the state 1A schools for the scholastic cup.

Spring sports have 216 CHS student athletes and 141 CMS student athletes for a total of 357 student athletes between MS/HS.

The Caribou Trail League will be consistent for another two years as a 3-school league.  In 2028 WIAA will have their new Classification Cycle to balance the number of schools in each bracket.  There are 54 1A schools across the state.  This is to help districts get enough competitions and keep travel under control.

• Student Representatives

Eva said that the nice weather has put students in good moods.

Joslyn shared that students are working on their Senior presentations, prom is in 3 weeks, and FFA will be going to the State Conference in a couple of weeks.

• Legislative – Stephanie Fuller

It is time to contact your representatives to talk about and advocate what you want to see for next year. This is also the time to submit proposals for the General Assembly or let other districts know that their proposals are supported.

The WSSDA DA 7 Regional Meeting will be held on Wed. May 20^th in Wenatchee. The board would like to have at least 2 members and Brad attend. If more members want to attend, the district will post a work session.

SUPERINTENDENT

• Celebrations

Brad said thank you to the custodial team for their work during special events and tournaments in the last couple of months. Stephanie Fuller thanked the custodians for their work during the volleyball tournament weekend as there were several other events at the same time. Stephanie participated in the tournament as an official.

• Fiscal Processes

Brad shared a presentation about fiscal processes in the district that include payroll, retirement benefits, reports to the board, when Board approval is, cash with the Chelan County Treasurer, HR reporting, State Auditor Office current audit, extra cost of citizen complaints in the audit, and other fiscal challenges.

The district balances finances in detail with the county treasurer and the North Central ESD monthly.

• BP 4260 & Procedure – Use of School Facilities – Review

Brad started a discussion about current facilities use and costs.

What happens during big tournaments?  How much should be charged for club athletics to cover the costs of utilities, paper supplies, paying for custodial labor, annual refinishing of floors, damaging repairs, gym, and field maintenance.

In the past there was an agreement with the City of Chelan for use of the district fields and gyms. Now the City of Chelan is no longer doing youth programs, so use of school facilities needs to be revisited to recoup some of the costs.

The district goal is to maintain and improve the quality of fields and gyms.

The board asked Brad to look at Wenatchee and East Wenatchee school districts to review pricing for facilities use.

Teams want to play tournaments in Chelan so that the families come and stay all weekend.  Sometimes a competition brings people back for other visits during the year.

BOARD POLICIES / ACTION ITEMS

• BP 6217 & Procedure – Electronic Funds Transfer – 3rd Read

Stephanie moved and Jennifer seconded a motion to approve BP 6217 & Procedure as presented; motion carried.

• BP 5401 & NEW Procedure – Sick Leave – 2nd Read

Stephanie moved and Christy seconded a motion to approve BP 5401 & Procedure as presented; motion carried.

• BP 5404 – Family, Medical, and Maternity Leave – 2nd Read

Stephanie moved and Barb seconded a motion to approve BP 5404 as presented; motion carried.

• BP 3245 & Procedure – Students & Telecommunication Devices – 1st Read

Brad talked about this policy and procedure.

The board asked the student reps if students see cell phones as a problem at school. Eva and Joslyn said that it is an issue in the classroom as students are distracted.  CHS Student Leadership has talked with the administrators and have shared that sometimes they are glad when there is an enforcement of no phones in the classroom. The board and students like the idea of a modified policy that only allows phones before and after school, and at lunchtime.

This policy only talks about students. The board asked if there is a policy for staff about cell phone use? Staff should be accepted to model this policy.

Many students feel that they need more balance between having physical copies, pens/pencils, and using a computer or screen. If adopted, this policy and practice would go into effect in the next school year.

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 7:18pm for approximately 30 minutes with no action to be taken.              

ADJOURNMENT

Kim Thorpe reconvened the board to regular session and adjourned the meeting at 7:45pm.

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Kim Thorpe, Board Chair                                                  Brad Wilson, Superintendent