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Board approves package of policy revisions, contracts and grants in unanimous votes
Summary
The Franklin Pierce School Board unanimously adopted several revised district policies tied to state legislation, approved multiple contracts and grants (including a $15,000 Pierce County amendment and a $5,000 Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department award), and approved routine consent and personnel items.
At its regular meeting the Franklin Pierce School Board unanimously approved a series of policy updates, contracts and grant-related items and several routine agenda motions.
Key policy adoptions (unanimous): revised Policy 111 (oath of office) to reflect statutory language; Policy 1310 (policy adoption procedures); Policy 1815 (ethical conduct for board directors, including reference to the municipal officers code); Policy 2020 (instructional materials alignment with state law); Policy 3143/3144 (notification and dissemination about student offenses and retirement of related forms); and Policy 3245 (students and electronic devices), which adds enforcement practices and a medical exemption.
On new-business items the board approved a conditional teaching certificate for an employee completing a certification program and accepted several contract and grant actions: a $15,000 Pierce County contract amendment to support secondary-school mentoring, approval of a Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department scope of work for youth substance-use prevention (staff said the district applied for $15,000 and received $5,000), and approval of the Puget Sound Educational Service District 21st Century Community Learning Center project agreement (year 3 of a five-year federal grant). The board also approved several overnight field-trip requests so staff can proceed with planning and fundraising.
Motions were made from the floor and passed by voice vote; the meeting record indicates all listed motions passed unanimously with a five-member quorum present. No motions failed or were tabled.
Votes at a glance (selected items): - Adopt agenda: moved by Board Director (S6); outcome: approved unanimously. - Consent agenda: approved unanimously. - Policy 111 (oath of office) revision (8.1): moved by Board Director (S14); outcome: approved unanimously. - Policy 1310 revision (8.2): moved by Board Director (S10); outcome: approved unanimously. - Policy 1815 revision (8.3): moved by Board Director (S12); outcome: approved unanimously. - Policy 2020 revision (8.4): moved by Board Director (S6); outcome: approved unanimously. - Policy 3143/3144 revision (8.5): moved by Board Director (S14); outcome: approved unanimously. - Policy 3245 adoption (students and electronic devices) (8.6): moved by Board Director (S14); outcome: approved unanimously. - Conditional teaching certificate (9.1): approved unanimously. - Pierce County contract amendment (9.2): approved unanimously (allocation reported: $15,000 for mentoring supports). - Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department youth substance-use prevention scope (9.3): approved unanimously (district received $5,000 of requested $15,000). - Puget Sound ESD 21 CCLC project agreement (9.4): approved unanimously. - Overnight field-trip approvals (9.5): approved unanimously.
The board recorded voice votes for each motion; the minutes show "aye" responses and no recorded "no" votes or abstentions. Several presenters noted that statutory changes (House Bill 1296) prompted some policy language updates and that recent Supreme Court guidance had informed procedure language in instructional-materials processes.
The board adjourned at 9:03 p.m.
