Board members reviewed draft board and superintendent goals and discussed timing and scope for a redistricting plan. The superintendent told the board the district will commission population and redistricting studies; the district expects to present a recommended plan by March, while actual enactment could be staged over one to two years depending on construction and growth.

Multiple board members proposed that the redistricting discussion include an analysis of magnet-school options (Spanish immersion, STEM, Montessori-type themes), arguing that creating attractive program options in some buildings could relieve pressure on neighboring schools and provide parental choice within the public system. The superintendent said the district could explore magnet options but cautioned that adding magnet programs complicates enrollment forecasting and transportation planning and would add time to the redistricting process.

Administrators said Tumalo's renovation will add capacity: next year a sixth grade will be added to the building and later grades will be phased in as the building work completes; construction is scheduled to begin next summer. The superintendent estimated that any magnet-program exploration or a major reconfiguration would likely require additional analysis, community surveys and possibly hiring an outside consultant to model scenarios.

Board members agreed the current goal language is broad enough to allow exploration of magnet options and preferred to complete the population and redistricting study first; some members suggested magnet-school analysis could be the next-year goal after the redistricting firm reports. The superintendent said staff will bring population and redistricting recommendations to the board and noted that the process will include community engagement and may reveal whether and where a magnet program would make sense.