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Coos Bay SD 9 board ratifies licensed-staff contract, adopts calendar, elects chair and vice chair
Summary
At its meeting the Coos Bay SD 9 board ratified a negotiated contract with licensed staff, adopted the 2025-26 board calendar, approved the consent agenda, and elected Patty as chair and Kevin DeBozart as vice chair; policy updates were presented on first reading.
The Coos Bay SD 9 Board of Education ratified a contract negotiated with the district’s licensed staff and took several routine governance actions at its meeting, including adopting the 2025-26 board calendar, approving the consent agenda, and electing board leadership.
Board members moved and seconded ratification of the licensed staff contract after a closed-session negotiation. The board recorded aye votes from Kim, Garvey, Beatty, Derek, Diane and the chair; the chair announced the motion had passed.
Earlier in the meeting the board approved its consent agenda by voice vote. The board also adopted the calendar for the 2025-26 school year after discussion about a tentative August work session date; the board said it will follow up to confirm the final scheduling and ensure a quorum for the important August/September planning sessions.
In officer elections, members nominated Patty for board chair and closed nominations; Patty was elected by voice vote. Kevin DeBozart was nominated and elected vice chair.
On policy work, district staff and the board’s policy leader presented a package of policy updates as a first reading. The presentation said the district engaged the Oregon School Boards Association (OSBA) for a comprehensive policy review: OSBA recommended deletions and consolidations that led to roughly 138 policies flagged for removal or merger. The board highlighted a few specific clarifications included in the first-reading materials: election-year language updated (to 2025 and every two years thereafter), clearer student-representative language to allow a representative from each high school, and a change to the board-member compensation and reimbursement policy (VHD) to reflect recent guidance from the Oregon Government Ethics Commission clarifying that providing meals to board members is permitted when properly disclosed. The policy items presented were on first reading and will return for formal adoption at a subsequent meeting.
Board members also assigned committee seats and liaisons for the coming year, naming members and alternates for the policy, facilities, superintendent-evaluation and administrative-compensation committees, and confirming representatives for external bodies such as the scholarship and student-loan committees and ResourceLink. Several members noted the district will publish policy packets in advance to reduce paper and allow review before meetings.
Votes at a glance • Ratify licensed-staff contract — approved (roll-call vocal ayes recorded: Kim; Garvey; Beatty; Derek; Diane; Chair). • Approve consent agenda — adopted (voice vote; no roll call recorded). • Adopt 2025-26 board calendar — adopted (voice vote; board to confirm tentative August work session date by follow-up). • Elect Patty as board chair — approved (voice vote). • Elect Kevin DeBozart as vice chair — approved (voice vote).
The board closed the meeting with an executive session to continue deliberations on personnel and negotiations.
