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Superintendent Kevin outlines board calendar, community Q&A events and outreach plans

Selah School District Board of Directors · August 22, 2024
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Summary

Superintendent Kevin presented an annual board calendar, said he will move some annual reports into study sessions to shorten meetings, and announced four in-person superintendent Q&A events (first planned for Sept. 17) plus podcasts and recorded materials to boost community engagement.

Superintendent Kevin presented a draft annual schedule and asked the board to consider shifting some routine annual reports into study sessions to shorten regular meetings.

He outlined a community-engagement plan that includes four scheduled in-person superintendent Q&A events (the first slated for Sept. 17), recorded podcasts and videos for district topics, and a rotation of board school visits so each board member is assigned one or two schools for the month. Kevin said the board can adjust the calendar and that staff will use survey tools and ParentSquare to solicit community input where appropriate.

Why it matters: moving some reports to study sessions and adding scheduled Q&A sessions is meant to free regular meeting time while offering more flexible opportunities for public engagement, including recorded formats for parents who cannot attend in person.

Kevin said staff will provide revision dates on calendar materials and requested board feedback on which reports should remain in regular meetings versus study sessions.

Next steps: staff will incorporate board feedback on the draft calendar; the superintendent plans to schedule the announced community Q&A sessions, produce recording options, and coordinate board-school visits.