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The approval was recorded as a voice vote; the meeting minutes did not include a roll-call tally or the agreement's financial terms in the public discussion. No additional details or amendments were announced at the meeting. The board then adjourned.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Shelton School Board July 8, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","After an executive session, the board approved a proposed bargaining agreement with the Shelton Educational Support Personnel; a motion was made, seconded and approved by voice vote.","taxTitle","Shelton School District, School Districts, Washington","taxId",56465,"location","Washington","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6174343,"Board approves annual surplus list and schedules public sale",92,2180000,2272000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5370650-52707ab66e56784559425b53a043ee80&start=2180&end=2272","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5370650-52707ab66e56784559425b53a043ee80/thumbnail_2180000.jpg","/articles/6174343/Washington/Board-approves-annual-surplus-list-and-schedules-public-sale","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6174343-5a7ca3c11a0d60761810f14aa7ee5ae5/orig.mp4?Expires=1770500533&Signature=LUEirA5GmhgnRGdy2HvU5WY5yO0IHp5lcfPE4~GiYC01XsIGoe2VhNMsb49J7HNCat7GEKoI2lLULI--joYxqOYs6KhE~UBPw4yoreS-Gxm~eV-gCxJhzi7nqaYXcWWQ-idUOCCTcdtn95B6Lz1aD3hbvAwSesSg-MfQBvjbUtkaBJ6iQxgndcgSsx8rr2zfyYeTgp31kEwM4f47POq4r9TejFJXBnFcS837PamHn1XTptdfOFurzB9AK~SBjpCVTj~uP1je4WbWwPlKJ4dtJJFDRuldYdLJHIO7ZTAn57qCxsmQkH-Xi3a68B56h~BMyIWmmF76wxPg-RraLmYlyg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Mr. Herren presented the district's annual surplus list and asked the board to approve disposal of items that administrators and department leaders identified at year-end. \"Those items were listed in your board packet. And so we need in order for us to legally dispose of them, we need your approval,\" Herren said.
A board member asked where the items would be sold; Herren said two sale dates are scheduled in August and that the district will publish the dates in the newspaper. He said the events will be at the SB 300 gymnasium and include a morning and an evening session. A board member moved to approve the proposed surplus items, a colleague seconded, and the board approved the motion by voice vote.
No further action or amendments were recorded at the meeting.","The Shelton School Board approved the district's proposed annual surplus items and staff said the surplus sale will be advertised for two dates in August at SB 300 gymnasium.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6174347,"Board hears first reading of revised policy to expand mastery-based and CTE credit options",195,1965000,2160000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5370650-52707ab66e56784559425b53a043ee80&start=1965&end=2160","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5370650-52707ab66e56784559425b53a043ee80/thumbnail_1965000.jpg","/articles/6174347/Washington/Board-hears-first-reading-of-revised-policy-to-expand-mastery-based-and-CTE-credit-options","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6174347-56b81484573134643e46c772eec34f41/orig.mp4?Expires=1770500533&Signature=Y1trN30NHn9PUbGdItulq445Vt9SfrwA3dGar~F7ODCLc8B5b23riBaUWnk-MLABeA6FFh-NUwVwKpRpWux5mLVtVNIvot3k08yKxFUsrU2K3WuX8FzOF5bomb8GMN26rEfTf-C-tBBZDNBuJHuf20Z2L6P0-dpEVI98iOYVMJP8oX8SpqBmSOzkh9Ddmx5rcyDKd8jOv4J0RWRpAw2T2iSoD89bHFrd7eAIfjEZXkQZG2eEsXjFc5wB2w2NCApw8IIOvowiGmGiDZD4Zf3RzTpCkHePLM30jYXnSvcViUzN7PcE7tm6hiHXmzFshJT-8O29KbUvUM4GsMs6r7Wf4Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Chelsea Bridal presented a first reading of proposed revisions to Policy 2413, Equivalency Credit Opportunities, explaining the draft adds mastery-based credit and clarifies Career and Technical Education (CTE) and experiential learning credit options. \"Mastery based credit is really giving students an opportunity to earn credits through state assessments...and it also opens the door for students to...earn credit if they feel like they've already mastered a concept,\" Bridal said.
The revision would document equivalency credits in the district course catalog and clarify that students may earn credit through approved experiential education or site-based learning that is tied to CTE standards and a supervising sponsor. When a board member asked whether work-based experiences such as employment could count, Bridal said work experiences can qualify only when tied to an approved CTE course and standards and supervised accordingly.
Bridal also said the draft increases CTE credit opportunities and updates how information is shared with students and families. The matter was presented as a first reading and no vote was taken; the board will consider it again in a subsequent meeting.","Chelsea Bridal presented a first reading of proposed revisions to Policy 2413 to add mastery-based credit, expand career and technical education (CTE) credit opportunities and clarify how experiential learning and equivalency credits are documented in the district course catalog.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6174352,"Shelton HR outlines recruiting, retention gains and higher-than-average experience levels",512,510000,1022000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5370650-52707ab66e56784559425b53a043ee80&start=510&end=1022","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5370650-52707ab66e56784559425b53a043ee80/thumbnail_510000.jpg","/articles/6174352/Washington/Shelton-HR-outlines-recruiting-retention-gains-and-higher-than-average-experience-levels","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6174352-0a94eaf91135d75144d0b762c36e2d91/orig.mp4?Expires=1770500533&Signature=DPfkj8o8RdIahb4rO34u-L-wBefTu8AUFkTw9X3orWfOgXKJEUmBdmS5BYzQuzEhGIZDpUUoI998NzEO8lUVoTnpQ6zpsiijuF89HSjY1eT-N8-L29p9bvelVx~23Kr2DvBZDKGajTlskHUHIGRXzO8lEXT0jliaNN6a5DXRmusePWbwzQWRLGC5hlkTRDPWlX5OnSeOTNTPxh3sA-XJ3rUHlzFQTXMt6M9OuB7KqySinrehS76XEYGdAg0S8vSXdBpsitAh7c~rRXskv0hO3hzf1I7KXWxIWHQEKswg7AUmc4K8vsF31cpQU2IFjG3cpNw54H9BZve-9Q0DOOXoDA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Tabitha Whittingham, the Shelton School District human resources lead, gave the board a recruiting and personnel report outlining several staffing metrics and new hiring practices. \"We've increased recruitment efforts...Moving to Red Rover has allowed us to reach out to candidates,\" Whittingham said, describing a move to a quicker online hiring platform and use of asynchronous interviews.
Whittingham presented data showing the district's certificated staff average about 13.9 years of teaching experience, above the reference average of 12 years, and that teachers in the district average roughly 9.24 years in-district versus a national average of 8.2 years. She said certificated retention at Shelton over the past decade is about 88%, compared with a 86% figure cited for Washington Title I schools.
She explained that some resignations shown on personnel reports are for temporary or supplemental roles (coaching stipends, substitute assignments) and not always full separations from the district; she estimated about 25% of resignations this year fall into those categories. On a question about total employees, Whittingham said the district has \"over 600 employees.\" She also said that this year is an outlier for separations because of the budget deficit and that some provisional staff were non-renewed as part of reductions.
Whittingham described evaluation and separation processes: nonrenewals follow a multi-year evaluation process that is \"statutorily driven,\" provisional staff can have up to three years to reach satisfactory performance, and the district sometimes allows staff to \"resign in lieu of\" a termination or nonrenewal to preserve future employment prospects. She recommended \"stay interviews\" rather than exit surveys to learn why high performers remain.
Whittingham said gaps persist in specialized staffing — special education, multilingual staff, school psychologists and related specialists — and that those roles are often filled through contracts when candidates are scarce. No formal personnel actions were taken at the meeting beyond consent approval of routine items.","Tabitha Whittingham, the district's human resources lead, told the board the district has improved recruiting with a new hiring platform and maintains higher-than-average teacher experience and retention despite recent separations tied to budget reductions.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6174357,"Shelton superintendent warns federal, state funding cuts will reduce student services",356,50000,406000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5370650-52707ab66e56784559425b53a043ee80&start=50&end=406","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5370650-52707ab66e56784559425b53a043ee80/thumbnail_50000.jpg","/articles/6174357/Washington/Shelton-superintendent-warns-federal-state-funding-cuts-will-reduce-student-services","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6174357-f05fc9979aadd68dd489b11502572aa6/orig.mp4?Expires=1770500533&Signature=bEjEzCMhMa-MQQXcEUWIch120~acViRQYJZizWosRjN~T4QLUwoXGKQJpyw1~y0~t9aBqwS8H-aJlwsz53vTxrKsakcsfZATB-TqwtWb401xTJyCYmb18sU68hbJc8STJZ50cBmGy-FJMeKhqJnhZh2miKuSCsxyjORn6lc8-YrwYETf6I1CJslCERtOvPH53lNg5GFP30We6hpFfWgkefjFFfE43SM1CYM2k5BRTAPYMO8gx7e3ocdTtPq~KU~iAw~i3Acne8wlgNjiaIsoJyLfdelPsAfaRqgoxVDi0Bw91oyaYa3gRFFSUbwYrb1133yzJJSkslJoo88uO5-Bjw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Superintendent Jesse told the Shelton School Board on the evening of the district's June meeting that federal and state funding cuts will reduce direct services for students, including supports for multilingual learners, students experiencing homelessness and after-school programming. \"We have received notification from the federal government...there would be a cut in funding for some federal programs,\" he said.
Jesse said the district expects about $1 million less funding than in previous years and that the reduction will translate into fewer staff and diminished services. He pointed to Evergreen Elementary as an example and said roughly 65% of third-graders there qualify for multilingual services. \"When we receive less funding...that is going to lead to a diminished amount of quality of the services we can provide,\" Jesse said.
The superintendent also linked the cuts to broader state changes: he said the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction's (OSPI) Office of School Improvement was closed last week, removing a state-level resource districts have used for two decades. \"If you hear alarm bells out there, you should,\" he said, urging community members to advocate for public education.
Board members asked for rough counts and clarifications. When asked how many students participate in credit-recovery programs this summer, Jesse said the district typically serves about 100 students, though numbers can vary. He also noted the cuts could affect transportation and meals for extended programs and that precise federal dollar amounts had not yet been provided to the district.
The remarks came during the superintendent's report portion of the board meeting; no formal board action was taken on the funding issue at that meeting.","Superintendent Jesse told the Shelton School Board that recent federal and state funding cuts will reduce supports for multilingual learners, homeless students and after-school programming, and estimated about $1 million less funding for the district this year.","actionData","errors"]

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