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Board proposes reducing committees to four three‑member groups to streamline work
Summary
Board leadership proposed consolidating the district’s committee structure into four three‑member committees (transportation/HR/instruction/governance) to reduce meeting burden on administrators and board members; the proposal was discussed and will be implemented as a trial pending assignments.
Board leadership proposed reducing and consolidating committee assignments so fewer standing panels meet more regularly and administrators have fewer, more productive meetings to attend.
Under the draft plan discussed at the meeting, the district would move to four three‑member committees: a transportation/human resources committee, an instruction/curriculum and student services committee (including technology), a governance committee that would merge strategic planning, policy, legislation and safety, and one committee to include finance and operations discussion. Committee membership would remain three members each with the committee chair also identified. The draft also calls for including advisory representatives where appropriate (for example, staff advisory or school‑site representatives).
Board members generally expressed support for streamlining to reduce time burdens on administrators and to increase committee attendance, while some raised concerns about quorum and whether consolidating could make it harder to obtain three‑member attendance for discussions that deserve broader board input. The discussion included a reminder that committee appointments are made by the board president and that the proposal does not change formal policy; it was presented as a pilot option that could be tried for a year and revised if needed.
The president said she would make committee assignments and circulate them; assignments were later distributed for school‑representation roles and committee membership preparation. No formal policy vote was taken; board members asked staff to implement committee assignments and schedule follow‑up meetings between the two June board meetings if possible.
