School board approves $45,019 MOU to expand mental-health support at Orange High School

The Orange City School District board on Sept. 8 approved a renewal of a memorandum of understanding with Belfair to expand student mental-health supports at Orange High School for the 2025'26 school year at a cost of $45,019.

The motion to approve the MOU was introduced during the meeting's membership contract approvals and carried on a roll-call vote after a brief procedural exchange. Trustees who recorded affirmative votes in the roll call included Missus Arnold, Sherbilski, Doctor Boyle and Missus Fish.

The MOU renewal was presented as a renewal to increase student mental-health support and services at the high school; the board did not provide a detailed line-item breakdown of the $45,019 in the public discussion. The board did not solicit additional public comment on the item during the meeting.

The board voted on the motion after a motion and second were recorded; the roll-call sequence in the meeting transcript shows the listed trustees answering "Yes" when the matter was called. No abstentions or negative votes were recorded in the public portion of the meeting.

Next steps: the board approved the renewal during the meeting, and implementation will be handled by district staff and the MOU partner. The meeting moved on to other consent items after the vote.