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Yelm board elects Denise Hendrickson president, Casey Shaw vice president; several routine motions pass
Summary
At its Dec. 19 reorganization meeting, the Yelm Community Schools board elected Denise Hendrickson president and Casey Shaw vice president, confirmed Bill Haas as WIAA representative and approved a slate of routine business motions including acceptance of gifts, the student calendar and facilities acceptances.
The Yelm Community Schools board elected Denise Hendrickson as board president and Casey Shaw as vice president during its Dec. 19 reorganization meeting.
Board members opened nominations for president and, after a single nomination for Hendrickson and no further nominations, held a roll-call vote that members described as unanimous. A separate vote confirmed Casey Shaw as vice president following nomination and seconding of the motion.
The board also filled representative roles. Bill Haas was approved as the district’s WIAA representative, and the board completed a nomination and selection process for the WASDA legislative representative for a two‑year term.
Beyond leadership appointments, the board approved multiple routine motions. Members voted to accept community gifts (including a $15,000 donation to support a Yelm High School trip), approved vouchers and payroll, accepted the facilities report for completed projects, and carried motions to authorize individual personnel contracts and staffing changes. The board voted to approve the 2025–26 student calendar (see separate article) and passed the second reading of Policy 6220 (bid requirements).
Most votes were reported as carried or unanimous; the board did not record contested roll-call tallies in the public transcript beyond the announcements of outcomes.
The meeting adjourned into an executive session under RCW 42.30.110 to receive and evaluate complaints or charges against an employee; the board said it did not expect to take public action following the closed session.
