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Vancouver School District board approves minutes, consent agenda and three policy updates; reopens public hearing on Lehi
Summary
The district board approved minutes, the consent agenda, and adopted three policy revisions on second reading (learning assistance language, guidance/counseling nondiscrimination, and federal bid-threshold alignment). The meeting recessed for a public hearing on retiring the Lewis & Clark/Lehi school entity; no closure vote was recorded in the transcript.
During routine business the Vancouver School District board approved three sets of minutes, passed the consent agenda and, after presentations and discussion, approved three policy updates on second reading.
The policies passed as a package. The first (Policy 2108) removes COVID-era instructional language from the learning assistance policy; the second (Policy 2140) updates nondiscrimination language in guidance and counseling policies to reflect additional protected classes cited in RCW 28A.642.010; and the third (Policy 6220) adjusts district bid thresholds to align with federal procurement (Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council) levels when federal funds are used. The motions were seconded and passed by roll-call votes recorded in the transcript.
Separately, the board recessed the regular meeting to hold a public hearing on the district’s recommendation to retire school entity 3932 (Lewis & Clark, commonly housing Flex Academy/Lehi). The interim superintendent presented the district rationale (including an OSPI-referenced cost analysis). The hearing included extended public testimony raising student-safety, equity and legal concerns; the transcript ends with the public hearing closed and the regular meeting resumed. The transcript does not record a final vote of the board to retire the school entity during this session.
The board also announced routine district business items and upcoming regional meetings before adjourning at 9:59 p.m.
