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Kent School District board approves three interview finalists for District 1 vacancy
Summary
The Kent School District Board unanimously approved three finalists to interview for the District 1 board vacancy and scheduled public interviews for June 9, 2026; finalists will be notified May 21, and the board confirmed the interview process will include a public session and an executive session to deliberate.
The Kent School District Board on May 20 agreed to advance three candidates as finalists for the District 1 board vacancy and scheduled public interviews for Tuesday, June 9, 2026, starting at 5 p.m. in the boardroom.
President (transcript label S1) opened the special meeting, noting the board had met in executive session earlier to evaluate candidate qualifications and complaints against a public employee under the Open Public Meetings Act. Vice President Director Gregory read a land acknowledgment before the board moved to the selection item.
Director Gregory moved to nominate a candidate identified in the meeting as “Stephanie” as candidate number 1 for interview; the motion was seconded and members voted in favor. Director Williams moved to nominate Christopher Vasquez as candidate number 2; that motion was seconded and approved. Director Williams also moved to nominate a third candidate identified in the meeting as Jimmy (surname recorded variably in the transcript); that motion was seconded and approved. The chair announced the motions passed unanimously, recorded in the meeting as 4 to 0.
The meeting transcript contains inconsistent spellings for one finalist’s surname (appearing as “Bridal,” “Baracus,” and “Brakes”) and for the third finalist’s surname (appearing as “Call” and “Kahl”). The board’s public notice listed the three finalists in the meeting as the three names above; the board said finalists would receive phone and email notification the next day, May 21.
The board said public interviews will be held June 9 at 5 p.m., with a public session and a follow-up executive session for deliberations before returning to open session for any formal appointment action. The board indicated meeting notices and livestream links will be posted on BoardDocs and the district web page (kent.k12.wah.us).
No additional debate, written qualifications, or candidate materials were discussed on the record during the public portion of this meeting. The meeting adjourned at 7:06 p.m.
