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Albany school board approves superintendent goals and working agreement; postpones purchase of state‑adopted science and health materials

6431741 · October 20, 2025
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Summary

The Greater Albany Public School District board voted to adopt the superintendent's goals as board goals and to keep the district's existing board working agreement. The board also approved a postponement of purchasing state‑adopted science and health curriculum for the 2025–26 cycle.

The Greater Albany Public School District board on Oct. 14 approved the superintendent’s stated goals as the board’s goals and re‑adopted the district’s current board working agreement. The board also voted to postpone purchase of state‑adopted science and health instructional materials for one year, a decision the district said would allow more time to budget and plan amid uncertain state revenue forecasts.

Board action and outcomes

- Approve superintendent goals as board goals: A motion to "approve the superintendent goals as board goals as presented" was moved and seconded and passed by voice vote. The board chair called for any opposed; none were recorded and the motion carried.

- Re-adopt board working agreement: After discussion comparing the district’s current one‑page working agreement to an OSBA model, a motion to approve the existing working agreement was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.

- Postpone purchase of state‑adopted science and health instructional materials: The board voted to postpone purchasing state‑adopted science and health curriculum for the 2025–26 year and to complete the adoption processes the following year. The motion was moved and seconded and passed by voice vote. Superintendent and staff explained the postponement is intended to avoid a large, simultaneous purchase of multiple comprehensive curricula (math, language arts, science) in a single year and to allow the district time to budget.

How the votes were taken: All three measures were approved by voice vote; the minutes record the motions being moved, seconded and the chair calling for ayes and nays. Where roll‑call tallies were not recorded in the public transcript, board staff said the votes were recorded as voice approvals in the meeting minutes.

Context: Board members discussed the working agreement at length before voting, and several described a preference for retaining the district’s shorter, existing agreement rather than adopting the OSBA model. The curriculum postponement came after the Division 22 report, which noted the district must follow the state adoption cycle for curriculum and may request postponements when multiple adoptions collide in the same year. Board members asked administration about the timeline for returning to the adoption process; staff said the district will pursue an independent adoption for 9–12 language arts this year and plan a full adoption process for science and health by June 2026.

Taper: The board also approved a consent agenda that covered routine personnel and business items; the consent agenda passed by voice vote.