At its Oct. 27 meeting, the Parkrose School District Board of Education approved the night’s consent agenda and voted to endorse several candidates for Oregon School Boards Association (OSBA) positions.
What the board approved:
- Consent agenda: A motion and second carried; the superintendent announced the consent agenda passed by voice vote (no numeric tally was recorded in the public meeting transcript).
- OSBA endorsements: By motion and voice vote the board recorded formal support for the named candidates in the board packet: Brenda Rivas (board director position 18), Heather Coleman Cox (OSBA legislative policy committee position 17), Althea Ender (position 18 for a separate committee), and Christie (spelled in the packet as "Christie Split"/similar) for position 19. The motions passed by voice vote; the transcript records "aye" and "nay" calls and a recorded "motion passes" but does not provide roll-call vote counts.
Why it matters: Endorsements are the board’s formal statements of support for OSBA leadership and policy-committee candidates and can influence regional school-board relationships and advocacy at the state level. The consent agenda contained routine business items that the board approved in a single block.
What the record contains and what it does not: The meeting transcript records motions, seconds and voice votes; the public record at the meeting did not include numeric vote tallies. Where motions were moved without a named mover in the on-the-record transcript, the article lists the motions and the outcomes but uses the meeting minutes to reflect that votes were taken by voice.
Ending: The board adjourned after completing action items and scheduling upcoming meetings on Nov. 10 and Nov. 24.