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At a glance: July 28 Battle Ground School District board votes — consent, resolutions, contracts and RFPs
Summary
The Battle Ground School District board approved several motions July 28, including the consent agenda (5–0), two administrative resolutions (5–0), a temporary impress‑account increase (5–0), authorization to publish an RFP for public‑safety radio upgrades (5–0), a civil engineering contract for the Futures program site (5–0) and accepted a first reading of the Wayfinder high‑school SEL curriculum (4–1).
The Battle Ground School District board of directors took several formal votes during the July 28 meeting. Key outcomes:
- Consent agenda: approved 5–0. The consent agenda included standard items (minutes, personnel reports, financial reports) and a contract for temporary healthcare and special‑education staffing (Emerus Healthcare Staffing) with an authorization cap of $500,000.
- Resolution G25 (delegation of contracting authority): approved 5–0. The resolution updates the list of district employees authorized to sign contracts on behalf of the district after recent staffing changes (removing a former superintendent and adding the new superintendent and other staff named in the resolution). It also updates banking information to reflect Clark County—anking services changes.
- Resolution H25 (temporary increase to impress checking): approved 5–0. The board authorized a temporary increase of the business services revolving imprest checking account from $10,000 to $60,000 through August 31, 2025, to provide a contingency while the district completes a financial system migration.
- Request to publish an RFP for a public‑safety distributed antenna system (DAS): approved 5–0. The RFP will solicit proposals to improve first‑responder radio coverage at remaining school sites (Tukes and Pleasant Valley campuses) using state local‑community grant funding; the district will evaluate bids and proceed based on available funding.
- Professional services contract (Futures program site, civil engineering): approved 5–0. The board approved a contract with Robertson Fick Engineering (civil engineering) for site work on a proposed Futures program facility; the consultant agreement term runs through Aug. 31, 2026, and the project will be funded from impact fees.
- Instructional Materials Committee appointments: approved 5–0. The board appointed new administrative members to the district—ommittee that reviews instructional materials.
- First reading of high‑school SEL (Wayfinder): accepted 4–1. The board accepted the first reading, allowing staff and the SEL committee to continue planning implementation and staff training; the vote was 4 in favor, 1 opposed.
Motions were moved and seconded on the record where required by board procedure; several items were passed without roll‑call identification of each board member—y name. For items that passed unanimously the board recorded a 5–0 tally; the SEL first reading passed 4–1.
The district recorded no final adoption votes for curriculum at this meeting; the SEL action was a first reading and staff will return with a rollout plan for board consideration.
