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Quincy board advances letter urging support for WIAA amendments 7 and 8
Summary
The Quincy School District board voted to advance a position letter to the WIAA that explicitly recommends adoption of amendments 7 and 8 after a board member moved to amend the draft; the board approved the amended letter and directed staff to circulate it for signatures.
During new business, the board considered a draft letter to the WIA/WIAA regarding proposed amendments and voted to advance an edited version that explicitly endorses Amendments 7 and 8.
A board member moved to amend the draft to add language in the first paragraph calling out amendments 7 and 8 and to change the third paragraph to state that the board "strongly recommend[s] that the WIAA vote to adopt amendments 7 and 8." The motion to amend was seconded and the board voted in favor by voice vote; the chair declared, "The ayes have it."
The nut graf: the board approved advancing the amended position letter and asked staff to circulate the letter for board signatures and to continue advocacy with legislators and WASDA contacts as the legislative process unfolds.
Board members discussed next steps: sending the letter to the regional WIAA district vote (the district vote date referenced in materials was Jan. 27), preparing a similar letter for state legislators, and soliciting community support if the board wished to broaden outreach. Staff indicated they would circulate the final document through the board's routine signature process.
Votes at a glance: - Motion to adopt the meeting agenda as presented — motion made and seconded; voice vote approved. - Motion to adopt the consent agenda — motion made and seconded; voice vote approved. - Motion to advance the WIA/WIAA position letter with the amendments described above — motion made and seconded; voice vote approved (chair declared "The ayes have it").
The meeting record does not list individual roll-call tallies for these routine voice votes; board members answered orally in favor during each vote. Staff will distribute the amended letter to board signatories and to WIAA channels per the board's direction.
