Board finalizes goals, keeps equity training and forms policy committee to revise policies
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The board adopted 2025-26 board goals, kept a planned educational-equity training for trustees, approved professional development scheduling, and appointed a small committee to update three board governance policies; superintendent goals were approved with one goal (magnet/redistricting study) pulled for later discussion.
The Redmond School District Board approved its 2025-26 board goals and agreed to pursue trustee professional development that includes training on superintendent search and an educational-equity training for the full board.
Board members debated the wording around "equity" but ultimately kept language calling for an equity-related training, emphasizing a desire for a neutral, factual training that would build common language and shared understanding among trustees. Members suggested options including regional education-service trainings and the Leadership Collaborative. Staff will compile a list of available training options for the board to review.
On superintendent goals, the board approved three of four superintendent goals (goals 1, 3 and 4) and pulled goal 2'a proposed study of redistricting or converting a low-enrollment school to a magnet school'for more work in a future work session. The superintendent noted a magnet-school process could require multi-year planning, possible community surveys and an estimated professional survey cost if the district commissioned outside research.
Separately, the board moved three board-governance policies (BDD H and BDDHAR were referenced) into a policy committee for focused revision. Two trustees volunteered to form the committee and staff will coordinate the scheduling.
Board members also agreed to one professional-development webinar ("Effective, Efficient Board Meetings") as the near-term shared training and to schedule additional governance-policy review sessions over the school year.
The actions taken: - Motion approved to adopt 2025-26 board goals (unanimous). - Motion approved to adopt superintendent goals 1, 3 and 4 while removing goal 2 for separate study (unanimous). - Motion approved to place three specific governance policies into a policy committee; two trustees volunteered to serve on that committee and staff will assist.