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North Clackamas School District elects Gina Benaloga chair, Tory McVey vice chair; approves minutes, affirms mandatory-reporting training
Summary
At its July 7 meeting the North Clackamas School District Board of Directors elected Gina Benaloga as chair and Tory McVey as vice chair for the 2025–26 school year, approved the consent agenda (minutes from June 26, 2025), recorded conflict-of-interest disclosures and heard a reminder about mandatory child-abuse reporting under Senate Bill 415.
The North Clackamas School District Board of Directors met on July 7, 2025, elected new leadership for the 2025–26 school year and handled routine governance business in an 11-minute session.
The board voted unanimously to elect Gina Benaloga as board chair and Tory McVey as vice chair. The board opened nominations, closed them after no additional nominees, and called the voice votes; both leadership selections were recorded as passing 6–0. The meeting also approved the consent agenda, specifically the minutes from the June 26, 2025, board meeting; Director Dobson moved approval and Director McVey seconded the motion, which passed 6–0.
Board members made annual conflict-of-interest disclosures required by board policy BBFA. Directors Dobson, Kemp, McVey, Olsen and Tam Trang each stated they had no actual, potential or perceived conflicts. Director Gina Benaloga disclosed a potential conflict, saying, “I am an academic director for an exchange program and I do place exchange students in the North Clackamas School District. My team, I do not personally, my team places exchange students in the North Clackamas School District.” The board recorded that disclosure on the record.
Superintendent Shay James reminded the board about mandatory child-abuse reporting obligations, citing state law: “Senate Bill 415 passed in 2019, and it requires that all board members are mandatory reporters.” James said training resources are available in the board packet and that staff are available to support anyone who needs assistance filing a report.
The board also discussed operational items: members were asked to review board protocols and operating agreements provided in the packet and to complete a forthcoming Google survey indicating committee preferences. The superintendent and chair noted that some committees (for example, the Educational Equity committee) prefer in-person participation while others (such as Policy) are typically attended online. Assignments will be finalized in July and committees generally begin meeting in the fall.
No community members signed up to provide public comment at the meeting. The chair closed the session shortly after the agenda items were completed, offering brief closing remarks and adjourning at 6:44 p.m.
Votes at a glance: Chair — Gina Benaloga, elected 6–0; Vice Chair — Tory McVey, elected 6–0; Consent agenda (minutes from 06/26/2025) approved 6–0.
Next steps: Committee assignments will be distributed after board members return their Google survey in July; training materials for mandatory reporting remain available in the board packet.
