Watertown school board reorganizes after election, approves curriculum updates and renews AVID contract

Jolene Aplin, a member of the Watertown Unified School District Board of Education, summarized the board’s recent business in a brief video recap after the district’s regular meeting was split across Monday, April 27 and Tuesday, April 28.

Aplin said the board completed organizational business on Monday following an election earlier in the month, including electing officers and welcoming a newly elected board member. "The election earlier this month meant that we needed to handle board organization," she said.

The board used the Tuesday session to recognize a board member whose term had ended and to hear reports on student participation in co‑curricular activities, highlighting the RMS and WHS SkillsUSA teams, an ACADEC team and dual‑language programs.

In formal business the board approved curriculum course guides for elementary music and for middle‑ and high‑school English language arts. Aplin said those guides "will be posted on the district's website." The transcript does not provide vote tallies or the exact motion text for the approvals.

The board also renewed a contract for AVID, described in the recap as a leadership opportunity for middle‑ and high‑school students. The recording does not include contract-dollar amounts or the motion mover/second.

Aplin closed by inviting community members who could not attend in person or virtually to watch meetings on the district’s YouTube channel and to contact any board member with questions. "Let's all rally around our schools and work together for the academic success of Watertown youth," she said. "Don't forget, Watertown. We are all Goslings." The recap is intended as a short, 60‑second update; the video format and Aplin’s statements are the basis for this summary.