School Board Schedules Two Back to Back Meetings

Special Meeting: Thursday, August 24, 3 p.m., School Library

Regular Meeting: Thursday, August 24, 5 p.m., School Library

— from Cathy Ferran for Orcas School District —

Orcas Island School Board will convene in a special school board meeting to develop the OISD (Orcas Island School District) Strategic Plan on Thursday, August 24 at 3 p.m. in the School. Following that meeting, at 5 p.m., they will gather for their regular meeting.

Agenda items include:

3:00pm CALL TO ORDER – SPECIAL MEETING – School Library
Review the Strategic Planning feedback from various constituencies with Consultant, Mitch Everton.

5:00pm CALL TO ORDER – REGULAR MEETING – School Library
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Approve Agenda
*3. Consent Agenda

SPECIAL REPORTS
4. Booster Club

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
5. Members of the community, parents, staff, administrators and visitors are invited to make an announcement.

ADMINISTRATORS’ REPORT
6. Project Manager – Liz LeRoy
7. Business Report – Keith Whitaker
8. PreK-5 Principal – Lorena Stankevich
9. OASIS K-12/ Special Ed – Becky Bell
10. 6-12 Principal – Kyle Freeman
11. Superintendent’s Report – Eric Webb
12. Board’s Running Questions: Phase III Bond and Levy committees. Define plans for OCT 14th Retreat.

PUBLIC COMMENTS
13. Members of the community, parents, students, staff, administrators and visitors are invited to make statements or requests that are in the best interest of our schools, with each presentation limited to not more than three minutes.

GENERAL BUSINESS
*14. Approve Assurances for 17-18 WA State Board of Education Minimum Basic Education Requirements- see attached.
*15. Approve OASIS 17-18 Handbook.
16. First Reading of the following WSSDA recommended updates and NEW policies:

1410 Executive or Closed Sessions;
3115 Homeless Students-Enrollment Rights and Services;
3116 Students in Foster Care;
3122 Excused and Unexcused Absences;
3416 Medication at School;
3432 Emergencies;
4040 Public Access to District Records;
6100 Revenues from Local, State and Federal Sources;
6220 Bid Requirements;
6580 NEW Continuity of Operations Plan;
6700 Nutrition, Health, and Physical Fitness;
6905 Site Acquisition;
6950 Contractor Assurances, Surety bonds, Insurance and Change Orders

ADJOURN
*Denotes possible action