WOODLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 404
BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING MINUTES
April 27, 2023, 6:15 p.m.Regular Meeting-Woodland High School Room 1204
MEMBERS PRESENT
Jeff Wray, Sarah Stuart, Trish Huddleston, Tom Guthrie, and Brooklynn Donald-Student Representative
STAFF PRESENT
Michael Green-Board Secretary, and Nicole Galloway-Recording Secretary
OTHERS PRESENT
Stacy Brown, Vicky Barnes, Brian Wrigley, David Starkey, Denise Pearl, Jake Hall, Alisha Smith, Donna Butler, Andrew Roy, Whitney Raab, and Darcy Billingsley.
CALL TO ORDER
Vice-President Wray called the meeting to order at 6:15 p.m.
APPROVAL OF BOARD
ABSENCES
Director Stuart moved to approve the absence of Director Watts. Director Huddleston seconded.
Director Wray – yes
Director Stuart – yes
Director Huddleston – yes
Director Guthrie – yes
CITIZENS REQUESTS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
Darcy Billingsley would like to have the Woodland School District Facebook page comment feature turned on and left on.
Donna Butler asked the board to review the recent book adoption of Anya’s Ghost and consider reversing the adoption due to what she views as the inappropriateness of the book.
Andrew Roy also addressed the board about Anya’s Ghost and asked the board to reconsider the adoption too.
Whitney Raab spoke about how she feels the school district doesn’t listen to the community and provided some thoughts on how to improve this.
REPORTS, REQUESTS, AND COMMENTS BY BOARD MEMBERS
Director Huddleston provided a legislative update. She mentioned the house bill about recording board meetings and wondered if that also included the work session meetings too.
Director Stuart would like to have more information on our truancy program and in-depth data, and she asked that this be a potential discussion item at an upcoming meeting.
REPORTS TO THE BOARD
Superintendent Green provided the latest update on the EP&O levy proposition, which at the time of the meeting was failing by a narrow margin.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
Debrief WMS & WHS Visits
The directors talked about the takeaways from the WHS, WMS, TEAM, LRA, and PIT visits on April 21, 2023.
First Reading of Revisions to Policy 4210 and 5001
With no objections from the school board, these policies will be presented at the May 25th board meeting for second reading and approval.
CONSENT AGENDA
Director Huddleston moved to approve the consent agenda as presented.
ACTION ITEMS
Approval of 2024-2025 School Year Calendar
Director Guthrie moved to approve the calendar as presented. Director Huddleston seconded.
Approval of Resolution 23-04 - WIAA Annual Resolution
Director Stuart moved to adopt resolution 23-04 as presented. Director Guthrie seconded.
ADJOURNMENT
Vice-President Wray adjourned at 6:58 p.m.
ATTEST:
__________________________________Secretary to the Board
WOODLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT #404BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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