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Votes at a glance: Sultan School District board approves literacy purchase, OSPI waiver and resolution to develop staffing reductions
Summary
At its March 23 meeting the board approved the consent agenda, first reads for two leave policies, a K–5 literacy materials purchase (~$300,000), an OSPI waiver application for missed days after a December flood, and Resolution 25-06 to develop a reduced-educational plan; several items were approved by voice vote with no opposing votes recorded.
The Sultan School District board recorded the following actions during its March 23, 2026 meeting.
Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda — Motion to approve; approved by voice vote; no opposed votes recorded (proceed to routine items). (Discussion starts SEG 1025; approval SEG 1033–1036)
- Policy 1731 first read — Motion to table the first read to the next meeting so absent board member Mary Anne may review language; motion approved by voice vote. (Discussion and motion SEG 1038–1061)
- Policies 5401 and 5404 — First read approved (WASDA-model updates to sick-leave and FMLA language); motion to approve first read carried by voice vote. (Discussion and motion SEG 1061–1100)
- K–5 literacy materials purchase — Motion to approve Benchmark Advanced ELA adoption for K–5; staff reported the purchase cost is a little over $300,000 and the board approved the purchase by voice vote. (Discussion and approval SEG 1102–1143)
- OSPI waiver application (December 2025 flood) — Motion to support submission of a waiver to convert selected early-release/half days to full days to recover missed student days; board approved submission by voice vote. (Discussion and approval SEG 1144–1227)
- Resolution 25-06 (develop reduced-educational plan) — Motion to approve development of a plan to identify positions that may be reduced for 2026–27; board approved the resolution by voice vote. (Discussion and approval SEG 1230–1369)
- Motion to adjourn and enter executive session — Motion approved and the public meeting was adjourned. (SEG 1369–1392)
Notes: For all items reported above, the transcript records voice votes with “Aye” responses; no roll-call tallies or named nay votes were recorded in the public transcript. Where the transcript lists dollar amounts or counts (for example, “a little over $300,000” for literacy materials and an expenditures-over-revenues figure of about $1.8 million), those figures were provided by staff during their oral reports and recorded in the meeting transcript.
