Yakima School Board elects Norm Walker president, approves consent agenda
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Summary
The Yakima School Board unanimously elected Norm Walker as president and Ryan Beckett as vice president, reappointed Martha Rice as legislative representative, and approved a consent agenda that included minutes, warrants and personnel actions.
The Yakima School Board on Dec. 16 elected Norm Walker as board president and Ryan Beckett as vice president and reappointed Martha Rice as the board’s legislative representative, all by unanimous roll‑call votes.
The actions occurred during the board’s annual organizational meeting. Director Shelton moved the nomination of Walker for president; Director Shelton seconded. After a roll call, the motion carried 4–0. The board then nominated and elected Ryan Beckett as vice president, and later moved and passed a motion to retain Martha Rice as legislative representative by the same margin.
The board also adopted its consent agenda without objection. The consent agenda included approval of November minutes, notification of warrants for November, personnel actions, out‑of‑endorsement assignments for the 2025–26 school year and the November budget status reports. An oral vote and chair confirmation recorded the motion as passed 4–0.
All procedural votes were taken by roll call or voice where indicated in the public record. The board followed its stated rules for nominations and voting during the reorganization portion of the meeting and then continued to scheduled reports and presentations.
The board adjourned the public portion of the meeting to a 20‑minute executive session for current or potential litigation with counsel, a move recorded on the agenda and cited under state statute language in the meeting record. The public meeting recessed afterward; the board wished the community happy holidays and said it will reconvene in January.
