Board approves January 14 minutes as amended; passes consent agenda including overnight travel and policy revisions

At the start of the meeting the board approved two formal items by motion and roll call.

The nut graf: The board approved amended minutes from the regular board meeting of Jan. 14, 2024 and approved the full consent agenda. Board members voted by voice and roll call; motions passed.

Minutes: A director noted a correction to the Jan. 14 minutes regarding a recorded vote attributed to Director Norberg; the board then moved and seconded a motion to approve the minutes as amended. A voice vote recorded “aye” and the amended minutes were approved.

Consent agenda: The board then moved to approve the consent agenda as presented and the superintendent called for a roll call vote. The consent agenda items called out during the meeting included personnel and warrants; multiple overnight student travel approvals (Chiawana High School FCCLA to Advocacy Day in Olympia, Pasco High FCCLA to state leadership conference in Spokane, New Horizons High School FFA leadership series in Moses Lake, Chiawana DECA state career development conference in Bellevue, Chiawana DECA out‑of‑state travel to Pro Sports Day in Portland); second reading and approval of district policy revisions identified in the packet as 3208 (student discrimination/harassment based on protected class, text partially redacted in the transcript), 3210 (student nondiscrimination), and 5011 (staff discrimination/harassment protections, text partially redacted); and Orion High School Project Construction Change Order No. 5. The motion to approve the consent agenda carried on the roll call vote.

The meeting record also noted the retirement of Dr. Bob Smart was acknowledged on the consent agenda.

Ending: No further action items required a vote that evening.