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- Minutes: The board approved the minutes for its March 13, 2025 meeting (motion by Director Bauer, second by Director Venaloga) and recorded the vote as passing 5 to 0. The board separately approved minutes for its March 18, 2025 meeting (motion by Director Beneloga, second by Director Bauer) with a recorded vote of 5 to 0.

- Consent agenda: The board approved the consent agenda—including employment changes, 2025 inter-district transfers, a new course proposal and a travel request for the Sabin Schellenberg Professional Technical Center DECA team—on a motion by Director Bauer, seconded by Director Beneloga. The motion passed 7 to 0.

- Proclamations: The board adopted three proclamations by unanimous vote (7 to 0): recognizing May 2025 as Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month; declaring April 21–25, 2025 as Volunteer Appreciation Week in the district; and declaring May 2025 as Licensed Staff Appreciation Month (each motion recorded and passed 7 to 0).

- Chromebook contracts: The board awarded technology contracts to support device refresh and sustainment.
- Student Chromebooks: On a motion by Director McVeigh, seconded by Director Bauer, the board awarded three contracts to Insight Financial Services in a combined total of $1,577,539.15 to procure student Chromebooks and to buy out existing devices as part of the district's Chromebook refresh program. The motion passed 7 to 0 after roll-call.
- Teacher Chromebooks: The board awarded one contract to Insight Financial Services for $265,865.20 to lease 250 teacher Chromebooks for the annual refresh program (motion by Director McVeigh, seconded by Director Wachter). The roll-call vote was 7 to 0.

Board members discussed the Chromebook buyout and said the district has added an in-house repairs position to reduce external repair costs and that the buyout will allow salvaged parts to support existing devices. The chief of operations said the contracts are part of a five-year device-sustainment plan and cited price-uncertainty concerns tied to tariffs.

All motions that involved district funds were recorded via roll-call vote in the meeting minutes. Where roll calls were taken the minutes show unanimous support of the motions recorded (7-0).

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Joplin described the network's work supporting parent and staff training and named existing sustainability efforts such as food-waste reduction, on-site gardens and building-efficiency projects. The speaker framed the request as consistent with the district strategic plan and its stated core values (equity, relationships, integrity, empowerment and care), and asked the board to add sustainability to that list.

The board thanked the speaker; no formal action was taken during the meeting on the request.

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The district chair thanked the speaker and moved the meeting to the next public speaker. The board did not take immediate action during the meeting on the request; the comment was heard during the public-comment section, not as a formal agenda item.

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The school reported a target to raise second-grade reading proficiency from 48% to 66% by June and said benchmark data show growth: schoolwide second-grade proficiency rose to 56% and the percentage of second-grade students in the highest-risk category fell from 21% to 14% so far this year. Staff said they are prioritizing gains for female students of color, whose proficiency rose from 37% toward an interim 46% figure noted in the presentation.

Mount Scott staff described instructional systems they said are driving gains: frequent FastBridge assessment use to guide interventions, small-group decoding and phonics instruction, additional paraeducator time in early grades and embedded coaching funded through the district's early-literacy success school-district grant. The presentation named the district's early-literacy coaches (Jamie, Carrie and Nadia) and credited grant funding for culturally relevant materials and extra paraeducator positions in kindergarten through second grade.

Teachers described math work tied to the Illustrative Math curriculum, lesson study cycles and manipulatives to develop conceptual understanding. Staff also described work in writing (conferring and student writing time), science and social studies supports for English-language learners through co-planning with ELD teachers.

Mount Scott staff described social-emotional learning (SEL) as a core practice. The school said it uses a morning/afternoon community-circle routine based on district SEL coaching and reported a staffed \"Eagle's Nest\" space where students can regulate emotions; staff said tiered behavior data guides targeted interventions and referrals to community mental-health providers as needed.

PTO president Tracy Cabetti Berhanu described volunteer-led events that the PTO offers for free to families, and the school said volunteer numbers have increased from about 200 to 400 and volunteer hours exceeded 1,200 so far this year. Board members praised student presentations and asked follow-up questions about the data; several directors noted the sustained focus on early literacy and SEL as drivers of improvement.

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Diddley said adults working with students reported striking results on a staff survey: “98% seen a positive impact, 95% are seeing more student engagement,” and 94% reported fewer distractions in class, according to materials presented to the board.

The presentation cited student-survey improvements as well: the share of students reporting phone use in classrooms fell from 89% last year to under 3% this year, and 49% of students reported “more time for teachers and students to teach and learn.” Diddley told the board, “Phones have a constant pull,” and said the program asks students to “make this decision once” each day to step away from their digital lives.

District staff who presented discipline data said behavioral referrals declined in multiple categories year-over-year. The presenters reported a 31% drop in referrals for defiance, a 30% decline in disruptive behavior and an overall 25% reduction across the shown categories. The staff review noted many prior phone-related referrals explicitly referenced phones or social-media continuation of conflicts from home.

Board members pressed presenters on social-emotional effects and whether the change could improve academic outcomes. Diddley and her team said the district is tracking youth-truth (student-survey) measures of belonging and mental-health indicators and will continue to monitor spring assessment results to see whether reduced distraction correlates with measurable academic gains. The presenters said schools are pairing the policy with classroom- and lunch-time activities designed to rebuild in-person social connection, and that local staff and students have begun to report more face-to-face interaction.

Implementation details presented to the board included a five-year device plan and operations work to support pouches. The district purchased pouches through a vendor used by other districts; staff said expected losses of pouches were lower than the vendor's warning (under 3% loss reported versus vendor-expected up to 8%). Diddley said the district plans ongoing communications in the coming year to keep the practice consistent across buildings and to collect more data.

Board members praised the report and asked the district to return with longer-term youth-truth and assessment data. Several board members said they would like future updates that include student voices on belonging and mental health.

","North Clackamas School District officials reported data showing fewer classroom phone uses, improved student engagement and a roughly 25% drop in several categories of disciplinary incidents after rolling out phone-pouch (Yondr) procedures across secondary schools.","actionData","errors"]

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