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Board approves superintendent contract extension, policy updates and interlocal agreement
Summary
The South Whidbey School District board approved a three-year rolling extension of the superintendent's contract and several policy updates, including home/hospital instruction and homeless-student language; the board also approved an interlocal agreement to access a behavior program for under 10 students.
The South Whidbey School District board approved multiple action items during its business meeting. By voice vote the board extended Superintendent Dr. Clifford's contract on the district's rolling three-year basis (Memorandum 25-26-20); the student representative registered an advisory abstention.
The board approved updates to Policy 2165 (home and hospital instruction) and Policy 3115 (homeless students), aligning language with model McKinney-Vento guidance. A proposed update to Policy 2320 (field trips, excursions and outdoor education) was discussed and temporarily tabled; the board later adopted an amended version that removed duplicated wording and clarified transportation language.
The board also approved an interlocal agreement with Snohomish Discovery School (Memorandum 25-26-24) to secure access to an out-of-district behavior program when the district cannot provide an equivalent program locally; superintendent Clifford said the initial expected usage is for fewer than 10 students.
Most votes were taken by voice; formal tallies by name were not recorded in the transcript. The board characterized several of the item revisions as editorial or grammatical (particularly the field-trip policy) before adopting the final language. The board said it will continue to refine policies through its workshop and adoption cycle.
