Superintendent Dr. Freeman invited a presentation on the district's required HIB (harassment, intimidation and bullying) self-assessment. A district HIB presenter (introduced as Dr. Will) said the district completed school-level self-reflections and reported high self-scores at most schools (many 78/78) and a lower high-school self-score (76/78) owing to one investigation that missed the 10-day window by a day.

The presenter summarized changes intended to strengthen HIB response: all four HIB specialists received Strauss SMA training, the district expanded multilingual specialist coverage (from none to three of four positions), and the district placed additional specialists at the high school to reduce counselor caseloads. The presenter said these changes, combined with social-emotional learning (SEL) work and increased communication among specialists, principals and guidance staff, are factors in a reported 29% drop in reported incidents — from 80 reported incidents to 57 last year.

Board members asked for comparisons with other districts and clarification on scoring methodology. The presenter acknowledged he would research statewide score comparisons and reiterated that the district's scores reflect both self-assessed practice and administrative improvements. He also noted that reporting declines do not necessarily mean incidents are absent and that any member of the school community (students, parents, teachers) may file reports.

The board accepted the update as informational and discussed continuing training and review with the board attorney and administration to ensure investigations remain unbiased and legally sound. The presenter emphasized ongoing training and periodic review as next steps.

Quotations in this article are drawn from the presentation and the board's public questions recorded in the meeting transcript.