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Votes at a glance: agenda, donations, consent items, counsel appointment and land acknowledgment approved
Summary
The board approved the agenda and several routine motions by unanimous vote and amended then adopted a new land acknowledgment.
During the regular session the Kent School District Board took the following recorded actions (all votes passed by voice vote as noted):
- Agenda approval: Motion to approve the agenda as presented (motion passed 5–0).
- Gifts and donations (Item 8.01): Board accepted multiple gifts, including $3,000 from Amazon for student supplies, $6,647 from a booster/backboard club for Kent Ridge, and other local donations (motion passed 5–0).
- Consent agenda: Board approved consent items 9.03 through 9.16 (motion passed 5–0). Items 9.01 (appointment of board counsel for employment mediation) and 9.02 (land acknowledgment) were pulled for discussion.
- Item 9.01: Appointment of board counsel for employment mediation (limited‑scope representation for an employment matter) was moved and approved (motion passed 5–0). Counsel explained the appointment would be limited to that mediation only.
- Item 9.02: The board discussed the new land acknowledgment and amended the phrasing from "ancestral lands" to "traditional lands" to reflect Muckleshoot Tribe preferences; the amended acknowledgment was approved (motion passed 5–0).
Minutes note: Where motions and seconds were recorded on the transcript, they are attributed to the board members who moved and seconded on the record; all recorded roll-call/voice votes passed unanimously (5–0) where indicated.
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