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Board elects officers, sets 2025 meeting dates and approves suicide‑prevention and discipline policies; goal‑standards first‑reading fails
Summary
At its Dec. 9 meeting the Longview School District board elected John Thomas president and Jennifer Leach vice president, approved meeting dates for 2025, and passed a suicide‑prevention policy (Policy 2145) and student discipline policy in second readings; a motion to approve the board goals/standards on first reading failed.
The Longview School District board held several formal actions at its Dec. 9 meeting: it elected board officers, approved the regular meeting schedule for 2025, approved the consent agenda and passed two second‑reading policies on suicide prevention and student discipline. A proposed approval of board goals/standards on first reading failed and will be returned for further review.
Officer elections and meeting schedule - The board nominated and elected John Thomas as board president and Jennifer Leach as board vice president. The board then set the 2025 regular meeting schedule as presented and agreed to cancel the Dec. 22, 2025 meeting. (Motions moved/seconded on the record; roll‑call/voice votes were taken and the motions carried.)
Consent agenda and agenda approval - The board approved the regular meeting agenda and added an item to the consent agenda (attachment 9‑17); motions were made and seconded and the agenda passed by voice vote.
Policy actions - Policy 2145 (suicide prevention) — second reading and approval. The superintendent and staff noted procedures are still being finalized; district staff will complete a robust procedure and return updates to the board.
- Student discipline policy (second reading) — approved. Board discussion referenced subsequent updates to procedures and the student handbook; staff confirmed the handbook and procedures will be updated and distributed to families prior to the new school year.
- Board goals/standards (WASDA model / Policy 18/10) — a motion to approve this document on first reading was moved but failed after discussion; several members requested the board‑standards document be reviewed again with explicit language on safety included and brought back at a later meeting.
Votes & procedural notes - Several motions were moved and seconded on the public record. Where the transcript recorded voice votes the board responded “aye” and the chair declared motions passed; specific roll‑call tallies by member name were not provided in the transcript for each action on the public audio.
Next steps - The superintendent and administration will finalize procedures tied to the approved policies (suicide prevention and discipline) and return any procedural changes to the board for review. The board agreed to revisit the goals/standards document in a subsequent meeting after additional review and requested clearer language about safety.
