Board reviews proposal for Community Advisory Committee after state law shifts equity‑committee role to superintendent

Redmond School District staff presented a draft proposal to create a Community Advisory Committee that would advise the superintendent on equity, safety and related issues after recent state legislation changed the committee’s advisory role.

Heather Peterson, who presented the draft, told the board staff had reviewed other districts’ approaches and planned to recruit members who represent larger community groups or existing partner organizations. Peterson said the district will provide public minutes, regular updates to the superintendent and an optional annual report to the board. She added one committee member would serve on the budget committee once the advisory group is operational.

Peterson said packets included the relevant legislative changes and a draft proposal: “We’ve provided the Senate bill 77 32, which is kind of the initiation of this conversation,” and then noted that House Bill 2453 amended that law to move the advisory committee to the superintendent’s…