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Wenatchee board approves consent agenda (including $14M project grant) and advances policy changes after first reads
Summary
Board approved the consent agenda (vouchers, payroll, personnel and contracts), including a project management consultant linked to a $14,000,000 state-approved grant for the Wenatchee Valley Technical Skills Center, and advanced multiple policies to second reading with a voice vote and one amendment removing an outdated June 30, 2024 date.
The Wenatchee School District board approved the consent agenda by voice vote and moved several policies forward after first-reading discussion.
During consent-agenda discussion, board member Martin highlighted that the board routinely approves vouchers while the superintendent administers spending and called attention to two significant consent items: replacement of large grounds tractors/mowers and the approval of a project management consultant related to a $14,000,000 state-approved grant for the Wenatchee Valley Technical Skills Center.
Julie moved to approve the consent agenda; Martin seconded. The board took a voice vote and the motion carried.
Later in the meeting, the board completed first readings of several policies, including a Title I parent and family engagement policy, an anaphylaxis prevention and response policy (policy 3420), an opioid overdose reversal policy (policy 3424) and a transportation policy (policy 66100). Committee members discussed epinephrine auto-injector supply-chain limitations and whether naloxone (Narcan) should be carried on buses; staff reported OSPI guidance and temperature concerns mean bus carriage was removed from the policy and that overdose kits are stored near AEDs inside buildings.
Maria moved to approve policy 1400 for second reading; Miranda seconded. Board members noted a reference to "effective June 30, 2024" in a meetings-recording line; Maria amended her motion to remove that effective-date language. The amendment was seconded and the board approved the amended motion by voice vote.
No roll-call tallies were provided in the record; outcomes were recorded as voice votes and motions carried. The board did not adopt any final policy language at this meeting beyond advancing items for second reading and adopting the consent agenda.
