Board discusses calendar procedure, website navigation and ParentSquare communications

Board members reviewed a detailed calendar of upcoming events and discussed changes to how future agenda items are recorded and submitted. Dr. Mooney and staff outlined the near‑term schedule, including a teacher transition day on Oct. 31, conference week beginning Monday, Nov. 3 (secondary evening conferences Monday and Wednesday; elementary evening conferences Tuesday and Thursday), and Veterans Day observances and volunteer cancellations around Nov. 11.

The board debated removing the "calendar and future items" line from each meeting agenda and replacing it with a written‑submission process: members would send future‑item requests by email to the chair or Dr. Mooney so the board can track them outside regular meetings. Several members said they still want an on‑the‑record opportunity during meetings to state interests for future agendas so the public can hear what members are considering.

Several members raised repeated concerns that the district website is difficult to navigate and that lunch menus, policies and building calendars are not consistently accessible. ParentSquare notifications and building communication practices were also cited as uneven; some members said elementary schools still send paper notices while middle‑school communication relies more on ParentSquare and can arrive late. Dr. Mooney recommended first raising operational issues at the building level, then escalating to the director and, if unresolved, to her office. Staff agreed to resend school‑assignment emails to board members and to work with communications staff on calendar graphics clarifying which grades have no school on certain dates.

Board members asked for a printed copy of an outside report (Depew and Farley) for follow‑up questions; one member said they would send an email request and cc Dr. Mooney so staff can respond without waiting for the next meeting.