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Edmonds School District board approves consent items, foster-care policy and emergency waiver
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Summary
At its regular meeting the board approved a consent agenda (personnel and a field trip), a revised policy on students in foster care (Policy 31-16) and an emergency waiver for missed instructional days after a Hazelwood Elementary power outage. A first reading was held on a potential reduced-educational-program (RIF).
The Edmonds School District Board of Directors approved a set of routine consent items, adopted a revised policy for students in foster care and granted an emergency waiver for missed instructional time, the board said at its regular meeting.
Director Kramer moved to approve the consent agenda, which included three personnel and staff agreements and one field trip; Director Gerard seconded and the motion passed with no objections. Director Cadems highlighted continuation of the multilingual testing coordinator stipend and Director Gerard noted the Meadowdale Stamps team qualified for state competition.
On unfinished business, the board conducted a second reading and approved revised board policy 31-16 addressing students in foster care. The superintendent and board members said there were no changes from the first reading; Director Smith, who the board noted has background relevant to the policy, indicated he saw no problems and the policy was adopted.
The board also approved a single-reading emergency waiver request for the 2025–26 school year after Hazelwood Elementary closed for a power outage. The superintendent explained the waiver process to the board and that OSPI typically approves waivers when a district certifies it has met minimum basic hours across the district while allowing flexibility on affected days. Director Smith moved to approve the waiver, the motion was seconded and approved.
The meeting included a first reading of Resolution 26-027, a reduced-educational-program (RIF) resolution that would be required should the district need to implement staff reductions. The board heard that any RIF would likely involve small fractions of FTE and that final decisions depend on retirements and resignations; certificated staff notifications are due by May 15 by law. No vote on the RIF resolution was taken at this meeting.
Votes at a glance: consent agenda — approved; Policy 31-16 (students in foster care) — approved; emergency waiver for Hazelwood Elementary instructional time — approved. The RIF resolution (Resolution 26-027) received a first reading and will return to the board for additional action if needed.
