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Board debates student board bylaw changes and hears school-spotlight presentations
Summary
Board members discussed proposed revisions to Bylaw 91-50 on student board membership (eligibility, nomination process, term length and inclusion of Bridgepoint students) and requested more work from the bylaw committee. The meeting also included school spotlights from Coyote Hills and Schilling elementary principals and public comments urging accountability and transparency.
The board spent substantial time discussing proposed changes to Bylaw 91-50, which governs the student board member selection process. Committee members presented a draft that would broaden nomination routes (self-nomination, peer or staff nomination) and proposed eligibility windows; the committee considered limiting nominees to 10th–11th graders but also discussed including more grades to broaden access. The draft also contemplates how to include students from Bridgepoint (continuation school) and whether to have one or two student board members to ensure representation from both sites.
Student board member Lee and several board members urged inclusivity and suggested making the process accessible to students who are not part of ASB leadership. Some trustees expressed concern that the board should not supplant student-elected processes and emphasized accountability at the site (principal) level if principals run local elections. The committee will gather more input (including from high school ASB and principals) and return with a revised recommendation; no vote was taken.
Earlier in the meeting the board heard spotlights from Coyote Hills Elementary (Principal Christie Palomino), which reported CAASPP and I-Ready results and a plan to reclassify EL students by third grade using ELPAC, and from Schilling Elementary (Principal Eduardo Urena), which described staffing stabilization, I-Ready gains and plans to become a designated community school. Board members and the superintendent praised staff and students for progress. Community commenters also raised concerns about stipends and district governance and thanked specific board members for service.
What happens next: The bylaw committee will refine the student board member policy and solicit input from students, principals and ASB before returning a recommended draft and proposed implementation timeline.
