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On routine business the board approved the meeting agenda (vote recorded as 4–0), later approved required approvals (vote recorded as 5–0), and approved an early accounts-payable warrants motion with one member abstaining (motion recorded as 4 yes, 1 abstention). No further details about the accounts-payable items were discussed in the public minutes excerpt.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","OSD Board Meeting - 3-10-2025","oneSentenceSummary","Board member Chris Boginski announced his resignation to pursue a career opportunity; the board thanked him. The board approved the agenda and routine required approvals; an accounts-payable motion passed with one abstention.","taxTitle","Othello School District, School Districts, Washington","taxId",55334,"location","Washington","headline","","shortSummary",{"_32":76,"_34":35,"_36":37,"_38":77,"_40":78,"_42":79,"_44":80,"_46":81,"_48":82,"_50":83,"_52":84,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":85,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":86,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6281287,"District details OHS “Husky Hub” plan to integrate Desert Oasis programs, expand student supports",836,2840000,3676000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2607221-e131e3b8c53a10d8596786d9f794582b&start=2840&end=3676","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2607221-e131e3b8c53a10d8596786d9f794582b/thumbnail_2840000.jpg","/articles/6281287/Washington/District-details-OHS-Husky-Hub-plan-to-integrate-Desert-Oasis-programs-expand-student-supports","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6281287-2b5f6d2d3a64fa11cdff5a7cedffc2c3/orig.mp4?Expires=1770041522&Signature=LfGz~SfAbT2AUBgaxJ8oKz1a4ghlqkghByZ3sGJwAe8qbbO8OItqxsuCs0gXM1t3HNZTSuhMskI97FN9hgjFEwpG7aovw8YlERwrl5c3tVB7TZSa~O7YO13ae7FmbMh4lJYmxL~oIBoxOrZQDSjZfm8TT3tePyRyYDkyYmMR3MHxBIIaMTG47euPRXMg0uL59JC4N13DkRPu0dGP-aAtxDyLZ0rdsoe0sXpwf-FQ6nZC0E8PNCk2G2gj79eJ~GWhVFt7m9dvCciUbaSeC~rRZSZxXUNTxUXHCjL7KGo3X8KmhoGlnCcxjjqefbEWmtALdOmtf7nowKJ-TGzOh1lSAw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Othello School District administrators presented an update on the Othello High School (OHS) “Husky Hub” plan to integrate Desert Oasis High School (DOHS) students and services into the OHS campus and to expand systems of student support.

Assistant Superintendent Jessica Schenk and Superintendent Pete Perez described the hub as a set of systems, dedicated space and staff assignments designed to increase student belonging and academic support. The hub concept grew from focus-group feedback and a district visit to Sunnyside High School to study its integrated supports; district leaders used that visit as a model for systems they want to replicate at OHS.

Administrators said the hub will target three primary areas: systems of support (counseling and interventions), technical structures (space and personnel assignments) and ongoing communication with families and the community. The district identified the old Technology Building (the former district office) as the initial physical location for hub services; the building will house hub staff and provide space for online learning and flexible student workspaces while the district relocates technology functions elsewhere.

Josh Tovar will hold a dual role: assistant principal at Othello High School and director of student success at the district level, with much of his work based on the OHS campus. Perez and Schenk said hub classes and specific teacher assignments remain under development; a longer planning meeting was scheduled the following day to finalize schedules and hub instructional design. The presentation emphasized that hub supports will be available to any student who needs them, not only DOHS students, and that the district plans targeted outreach to families and community partners.

Administrators described program goals and language staff will use in the work, including CBE (Connect, Believe, Envision) and a “connect, believe, envision” framework, and noted the district intends to measure outcomes so the model can be replicated. Board members asked questions about space, student groupings and how hub services will be delivered; administrators said more detail will come in the next update.

No formal action or vote was taken on the plan during the meeting.","Superintendent Pete Perez and Assistant Superintendent Jessica Schenk presented the OHS Husky Hub plan to integrate Desert Oasis High School programming into Othello High School campus, describe support systems, and identify space and staff roles; the board received the update and asked for ongoing communication.",{"_32":88,"_34":35,"_36":37,"_38":89,"_40":90,"_42":91,"_44":92,"_46":93,"_48":94,"_50":95,"_52":96,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":97,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":98,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6281292,"Othello board debates regional response after Moses Lake moves on transgender athlete policies",1315,125000,1440000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2607221-e131e3b8c53a10d8596786d9f794582b&start=125&end=1440","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2607221-e131e3b8c53a10d8596786d9f794582b/thumbnail_125000.jpg","/articles/6281292/Washington/Othello-board-debates-regional-response-after-Moses-Lake-moves-on-transgender-athlete-policies","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6281292-abe8dd196ff9e8c4ac58fef1cf1983f7/orig.mp4?Expires=1770041522&Signature=kkcqGwSKGLs9ijHMAYkORoK-SCnoaiUmDUog05mTmW~v-IzOYNvckJJrXIMGslboFeHyFECRg-8JN-jvi1oR-pVjNKLa4CrxT2r9A8h72wM9G9XjIKEq2exu8K8nKey~4r-BOzYcq2geAukijkgB4m4ZEadZmeL25kcuT-xhsTSv7t75U-FKXIxCcGud9mkL4MCCOVEppFaIONspQPz0C3nH0YiztgFu1R319sBZMVaAGAjAwPhbmeNavYcOnftyX7zLAMuW8hsDLC83Gfx-sDKedoXFMrjvOczYj8lZjJn4E5vE3bjNet-4UC3J2FgDTy0~s9gAOa4Quvwfazt2Rw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Othello School District board members spent more than an hour discussing a recent action by the Moses Lake School District that would restrict transgender athletes’ participation in girls’ sports, but they took no formal action and asked for more public input.

Superintendent Pete Perez told the board the Moses Lake decision, reported in local media, had prompted regional conversation and raised legal and student-safety questions for Othello. He asked directors to consider three areas before adopting any policy: employee rights, student well-being and the message the district’s words and actions send to vulnerable students. “Thirty percent of all kids report a sense of sadness or hopelessness at school. Sixty percent of transgender students do,” Perez said, citing the Washington Healthy Youth Survey and warning that changes could increase harm for already marginalized students.

The discussion framed the issue as both local and part of broader state and federal debates. Several directors said they sympathize with concerns about safety and fair competition for female athletes and praised Moses Lake for taking action, while others urged caution because state law and guidance from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and pending Western Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) amendments complicate the legal picture. Board members repeatedly said they want to hear from district residents before deciding on a course of action.

Directors and the superintendent discussed implementation risks if the board directed staff to follow a policy that conflicts with Washington state law. Perez said staff and coaches could face civil-rights lawsuits or professional-license consequences if asked to implement measures that violate state law. He also noted the national political context, including a presidential executive order referenced during the meeting, and urged the board to weigh fiscal and legal costs of any deliberate challenge to state rules.

Board members also raised procedural questions about how local athletics governance interacts with conference and WIAA processes. Perez told the board WIAA amendments on transgender-athlete policy were scheduled for a vote on March 26 and that athletic directors’ advisory votes to WIAA are often a group counseling process rather than individual unilateral decisions. He said some districts are abstaining from advisory votes out of concern for potential legal backlash.

No motion or directive to adopt a new policy was proposed or voted on. Board members asked the superintendent and staff to gather more information, coordinate with legal counsel and invite community comment before taking any formal steps.

The board’s conversation included references to regional coordination: Moses Lake’s action came up at a recent Moses Lake board meeting, and directors framed the topic as a Columbia Basin regional concern. Several directors asked the public to contact the board to help shape local policy direction.

The board closed the segment without a decision, saying the district will continue to monitor developments at WIAA and OSPI and solicit community input on next steps.","Board members discussed a recent Moses Lake School District action on transgender athletes, heard a detailed presentation from Superintendent Pete Perez about legal and student-wellbeing implications, and agreed to solicit public input; no policy or vote was taken.","actionData","errors"]

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