At a work-study meeting, the Eatonville School Board discussed and set benchmarks for its 2025–26 board goals, emphasizing clearer communication of academic expectations and tracking progress through a district calendar of reports and presentations. Board members said they will use the calendar to hold the district accountable for measurable progress on academic success, career and technical education (CTE) and community engagement.

Board members said the academic-success pillar of the district strategic plan will emphasize “clearly communicate expectations [and] recognize academic success through multiple measures of mastery.” The board asked staff to produce clear policy language that defines those multiple measures and to present evidence—such as attendance and adoption outcomes—at scheduled meetings.

Superintendent Jay Brower said recent efforts, including curriculum adoptions and attendance work, produced gains in science and English language arts and that the district still needs focused work in math. Brower said staff adoption work and professional development were part of that progress: “we worked really hard on attendance, and we'll continue to do that,” he said.

Cassie, who led the year-long effort to produce the board meeting calendar, presented the proposed schedule and said the calendar is intended to give staff lead time to prepare “thoughtful reports and meaningful conversations,” allowing the board to follow the benchmarks it set. The calendar lists recurring items (CTE reports, AD reports, superintendent evaluation checkpoints) and staff said it may shift when state data arrives.

Board members agreed to use the calendar as the primary accountability tool. They also raised implementation points: scheduling CTE and multiple-measures reports, ensuring CTE funding paperwork is in place, and building community events to highlight student mastery.

Less-critical items discussed toward the end of the meeting included board self-assessments and invitations for members to propose additional reports for inclusion on the calendar.

The board did not take a formal vote on a policy amendment at the meeting; members directed staff to place specific reports on the calendar and to bring potential policy amendments to future business meetings for formal consideration.