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Ellensburg School Board adopts program-compliance and school-counseling policy updates
Summary
The board adopted policy 2106 (program compliance) and policy 2140 (comprehensive school counseling program) after first readings and roll-call votes; the consent agenda also passed earlier in the meeting.
The Ellensburg School District board voted unanimously to adopt two updated policies at its meeting.
Madeleine Dematin moved to approve Policy 2106 on program compliance; Jeff Dermond seconded the motion and the board adopted the policy after a roll-call vote with all members voting "aye." The board then considered Policy 2140, an update to the comprehensive school counseling program language to align with current RCW language; a motion to adopt passed by unanimous roll-call vote.
Earlier in the meeting the board approved the consent agenda by motion and voice vote.
Board procedure: Troy Turnell explained these changes are largely editorial or to reference state law in policy text rather than embedding statutory text, which will let the district update procedures without repeated policy rewrites. Members asked clarifying questions about revised dates and formatting; staff confirmed the second-reading process will include final revised dates before formal adoption.
Why it matters: The revisions align district policy with state statutory language and ease future administrative updates by placing detailed steps in procedures rather than in policy language.
Next steps: Staff will ensure the correct revised dates are inserted in the final adopted documents and maintain the updated procedures for implementation.
